Venom had no fear of the tiny timid woman, especially with the extra pair of eyes in the form of her squirrel Poison within the trees as she led the way towards the ravine. She almost made a bee line for the rocks, but would instead call Chimera out here. He wished for more responsibility, she could at least put him in charge of the slave… Servant. She thought about the rank name for a moment, it was a hangover from when Hattori had ruled at her side. He had always had a fickle issue with some words and concepts.

She ignored the thought as she led her new property down towards the cave system that the royal family called the palace. Venom wanted a handmaid for the royal family to rely on, but the language barrier would cause quite a problem. For now though, she needed to rest and settle in. The Empress led the way into a minor cave that was a little ways from the actual palace itself. It was unused, musty, and less than impressive but it would do for their one lonely slave. Venom didn’t know how much she would understand but as she came to a halt and turned towards the girl she spoke.

"This is where you will stay.” She spoke as concise as possible with the addition of a gesture command to stay. "And you may relax, you have no duties tonight at least.”

"Venom"

Chesna took her time to take in her new home. Much like the caves in Russia, this place held the same dark shadowed atmosphere. The only thing missing were the other slaves that were held in their own sections. From what she could see it meant that she was the only one to occupy this part of the palace. And it bothered her none. At least there would be no whimper pain or sounds of others being touched by various males. Thankfully, their walk did not last much longer. For it took everything to ensure Chesna did not bump into her new owner. Stalling steps come to a halt and once more eyes cast down to the ground.

Ears twitched when the word stay was heard. She had no choice but to look ahead at the dusty section they'd stopped at. She gave a nod. "Yes. Mistress." Her russian accent spoke thick. Yet, her vocals were as soft as sweet honey and no louder than a whisper. Moving into the area assigned to her from this day forward.

"Speech"

Venom wasn’t much of a collector, nor did she have much interest in keeping slaves like her brethren. However, the deal was one that Venom couldn’t so easily pass up when the palace was in such need of a servant to clean up and be sent to fetch for tasks. The she wolf looked mostly comfortable as she was led to her new home, likely this was much what her previous place of residence looked like.

The girl confirmed she knew what her command was, though Venom still didn’t know how much she truly understood. "Good.” The Empress replied to her soft whisper-like voice. "My niece Seere will begin teaching you more english. It will be a vital skill here within Ashen.” Venom told her, again uncertain if there was too much she understood. Venom gestured for the girl to come forward, so if she desired, her chains would be removed.

"Venom"

She wondered how their system worked here for slaves. The place where she’d been directed was quite spacious. Though damp, it didn’t deter her from being grateful for the woman having bought Chesna. Now free from the clutches of that man. A new journey was now ahead of her and she could not be more ready to begin. Ears drawn t’wards the direction of her new owner when they heard Good and it brought Heterochromia eyes to glance up for the second time today.

The wolf before her was completely huge. It took all of Chesna to fully take in the massive build as her gaze only met the legs of the other. They traveled up to see a white chest that seemingly matched the set of white paws she’d become accustomed to. Further up and she came to meet the most beautiful set of purple. Their deep and taunting gaze so bright; yet, dark. For a moment, she forgot as to what her rank was and soon snapped her attention back to the ground.

Body slumped down to the stone flooring. Tail tucked tight against her belly with a series of whimpers to press from her throat. She’d looked up without permission. Not having neither heard or understood the words spoken earlier. Before she could stop herself, Russian spilled free. "Мне очень жаль, госпожа. Пожалуйста, не делайте мне больно. Я не хотел пялиться."

"Speech"

Translation: “I am sorry, Mistress. Please do not hurt me. I did not mean to stare.”

The Empress knew that the slave would have as much culture shock as environmental shock. Ashen was not like many other places, the girl wouldn’t even be considered a true slave here. There was always a chance at working her way out of such a rank. She wasn’t so sure the girl would understand such a complex concept with her rudimentary understanding of english. They would get there eventually.

Venom paused as the girl took in her surroundings, which included the Empress herself. The Klein matriarch paused and allowed the girl’s eyes to rove, she had already taken stock of Chesna’s build. She had made her assumptions, but had made no real judgment yet. She was young and full of potential, but Ashen would see what kind of asset she truly was.

As the woman’s eyes met her own the reality of the life she had lived came crashing back down on her and she slumped before Venom. Asking forgiveness in her slavic language as she groveled at the Empress’s white toes. Venom sighed softly, and with a gentle paw lifted up the girl’s chin. "Be still, you are forgiven.” She released her just as gently. "I believe you will be hindered in your work if you were not allowed to have free reign of your eyes. Be at peace.” Again, she had no idea how much could be understood.

"Venom"