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weren’t
paying much attention to us. Thereafter, a Mamluk came out of the building and
walked down the long entrance steps. I took a good look at him and realized it
was Adomas. The Champion .
He came right at us and briefly looked us over.
“Follow me.”
Adomas led us inside and took us to a small, empty room on
the first floor.“Undress.” We quickly took off our tattered, filthy bodysuits
and placed them on the floor. Adomas lifted his arm and pressed a button on his
device. A wide ranging, blinking light came out. He scanned us with it and a
holographic screen popped out of the device. Adomas read some information on
the screen.
“Have you escaped us long?”
We stayed silent, glancing at each other in fear.
“Answer me. Or die where you stand.”
“Yes. We have,” I mumbled.
“Are there any others?”
“No.”
Finally, he moved the light away and turned it off. Adomas
lifted the device to his mouth and pressed a button.
“Have the servant bring me the essentials.”
A response came back promptly. “Right away, My Champion.”
Within minutes, a young girl wearing a white dress came to
the room with a wooden cart. Inside the cart, she had three wooden bowls of
goop, three wooden cups of water and some clothing. She carefully set the bowls
and cups on the floor.
“Eat. Drink.”
We ate in a hurry and chugged the water.
“Give them their attire.”
The girl took the clothing out of the cart and walked to us.
She handed me and Robert new bodysuits, then handed Madison a plain white
dress.
Robert and I gave each other horrified looks. Madison
trembled and looked at us with watery eyes. And as a group, we were frozen,
trying to grasp what was happening.
“Dress!”
We shuddered and jumped into our clothes.
“ Servant —take the female to a vacant room and clarify
her duties.”
The young girl pushed the cart into the hallway. “Please,
follow me, Miss.”
Madison stared at us as he walked on. I released a few tears
as I watched her leave. Robert looked down and whispered a prayer.
Afterward, Adomas took me and Robert to a dry spot of land
on the other side of the building and handed us off to a soldier. Then he
headed back inside.
The soldier threw two shovels at us. “Begin your work.”
We picked them up in a hurry and started digging.
Minutes later, I looked up and saw Adomas watching us from a
balcony, sitting on a sandstone chair that appeared to be built into the floor.
I studied the balcony for a second and realized there was another chair just
like it a few feet from his. But oddly, it was human sized.
Chapter 29
I went upstairs to the third floor and found Adomas sitting
on the balcony. I walked over and took a seat on my chair.
“Hello, Adomas.”
“Emily.”
A servant I had never seen before brought us some chilled
drinks. I watched her carefully, wondering where she came from. The marks on
her face and the horrendous condition of her hair made me think she was
recently removed from hard labor. Maybe they missed a few women?
The servant left, giving me a clear view of the two slaves
working on the dried soil for the garden we were planning.
“Is Juozas well?” Adomas said.
“Yes. He’s with Audrey.”
Adomas lifted his arm and pressed some buttons on his
device. A vivid hologram of an alien plant popped out and gradually spun
around.
He clicked through a few more. “What is your consideration
of these plants?” I stopped him at a purple and white plant that looked like a
tropical flower. “I like that one.”
“That is a Voz . Very radiant.”
“A Voz ? Wow—this is so cool.”
Adomas kept clicking through. I stopped him at an orange
plant that, oddly enough, resembled a palm tree.
“ Oh , what’s that one called?”
“That is a Zawe .”
I nodded. “Yeah, definitely that one.” I felt a little silly
looking at plants with him. Naturally, I was vulnerable in the presence of a Mamluk—especially
Adomas. But for the first time,
paying much attention to us. Thereafter, a Mamluk came out of the building and
walked down the long entrance steps. I took a good look at him and realized it
was Adomas. The Champion .
He came right at us and briefly looked us over.
“Follow me.”
Adomas led us inside and took us to a small, empty room on
the first floor.“Undress.” We quickly took off our tattered, filthy bodysuits
and placed them on the floor. Adomas lifted his arm and pressed a button on his
device. A wide ranging, blinking light came out. He scanned us with it and a
holographic screen popped out of the device. Adomas read some information on
the screen.
“Have you escaped us long?”
We stayed silent, glancing at each other in fear.
“Answer me. Or die where you stand.”
“Yes. We have,” I mumbled.
“Are there any others?”
“No.”
Finally, he moved the light away and turned it off. Adomas
lifted the device to his mouth and pressed a button.
“Have the servant bring me the essentials.”
A response came back promptly. “Right away, My Champion.”
Within minutes, a young girl wearing a white dress came to
the room with a wooden cart. Inside the cart, she had three wooden bowls of
goop, three wooden cups of water and some clothing. She carefully set the bowls
and cups on the floor.
“Eat. Drink.”
We ate in a hurry and chugged the water.
“Give them their attire.”
The girl took the clothing out of the cart and walked to us.
She handed me and Robert new bodysuits, then handed Madison a plain white
dress.
Robert and I gave each other horrified looks. Madison
trembled and looked at us with watery eyes. And as a group, we were frozen,
trying to grasp what was happening.
“Dress!”
We shuddered and jumped into our clothes.
“ Servant —take the female to a vacant room and clarify
her duties.”
The young girl pushed the cart into the hallway. “Please,
follow me, Miss.”
Madison stared at us as he walked on. I released a few tears
as I watched her leave. Robert looked down and whispered a prayer.
Afterward, Adomas took me and Robert to a dry spot of land
on the other side of the building and handed us off to a soldier. Then he
headed back inside.
The soldier threw two shovels at us. “Begin your work.”
We picked them up in a hurry and started digging.
Minutes later, I looked up and saw Adomas watching us from a
balcony, sitting on a sandstone chair that appeared to be built into the floor.
I studied the balcony for a second and realized there was another chair just
like it a few feet from his. But oddly, it was human sized.
Chapter 29
I went upstairs to the third floor and found Adomas sitting
on the balcony. I walked over and took a seat on my chair.
“Hello, Adomas.”
“Emily.”
A servant I had never seen before brought us some chilled
drinks. I watched her carefully, wondering where she came from. The marks on
her face and the horrendous condition of her hair made me think she was
recently removed from hard labor. Maybe they missed a few women?
The servant left, giving me a clear view of the two slaves
working on the dried soil for the garden we were planning.
“Is Juozas well?” Adomas said.
“Yes. He’s with Audrey.”
Adomas lifted his arm and pressed some buttons on his
device. A vivid hologram of an alien plant popped out and gradually spun
around.
He clicked through a few more. “What is your consideration
of these plants?” I stopped him at a purple and white plant that looked like a
tropical flower. “I like that one.”
“That is a Voz . Very radiant.”
“A Voz ? Wow—this is so cool.”
Adomas kept clicking through. I stopped him at an orange
plant that, oddly enough, resembled a palm tree.
“ Oh , what’s that one called?”
“That is a Zawe .”
I nodded. “Yeah, definitely that one.” I felt a little silly
looking at plants with him. Naturally, I was vulnerable in the presence of a Mamluk—especially
Adomas. But for the first time,
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