Lost Lamb

His laugh was dark. If she had had a way to escape she would of made a bee line for someplace else. All she wanted to do was run. His question was left unanswered. In fact her body shook with her fear and his next words caused her to shove her face into the dirt. She was curling in on herself. This cruelty wasn't new to her but she feared it all the same. Ingrained in her was the submission of a slave who had no will to fight or try to placate her masters. If they sought to punish her, then they would do so.

He said something about someone protecting her, she knew this was far from the truth. No one  protected slaves, ever. If they did it was likely they too would become a slave. The sound of his teeth brought her to try to push her face into the dirt even more. She was sure she had just pissed herself too. She didnt make a sound though.

Even when he ceased trying to scare her she stayed as she was. Her breath was coming out heavy and fast. A panic attack had already settled in. He was only proving his cruelty to her by doing as he was. Even when he moved out of the den she had no desire thy unfurl from here she was on the den floor. She knew what she needed and wished like hell right now she had even one stem of lavender. Elias had no clue how she was now imagining him. She figured he was smirking and enjoying the feeling of being able to pick on someone who didn't fight back or even make a noise. He was just like Apostle had been.

His next words sounded like a command. It was not to be ignored. "Y-Yes M-m-mast-master." with that she was moving in almost a crawl. She emerged from the den still shaking, quickly as she could so she didn't have to touch him for more than a few seconds. The herbs and gifts were forgotten. She kept her body low even as she fought for balance while she used her forepaw to scrape the dirt back towards the den. She used her front left paw to stay balanced. It would take her a long time but she didnt want to anger him by stopping. Even when her paw started to bleed from rocks and overuse.

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