One man's trash

In the past, he had promised slaves that they would not be abused sexually in his pack. For the most part, that rule would always stand. However, in the case of Teegra, he intended to hold her presence over Ignita. The next time she pressed for children, he would offer her an ultimatum. 


When it was clear the slave didn't understand what her heat cycle meant, he sighed impatiently. Did no one educate their slaves on the basics any more? Perhaps they had decided this one wasn't pretty enough to warrant such an education. She told a story of terrible abuse, and he listened with a clinical ear as Oleander looked her over. “Your heat cycle comes into effect on the season of your birth in your first year, And every year after.” He decided to go with a very factual explanation


“The scent signals to males that you are fertile and ready to bear children.” It helped that she wasn't family, just a stranger to him. “In the Armada, you are not allowed to bear children without your Warlord's permission. Permission that is rarely given to slaves”