ESSENZIAN VIRODHAS
nap … crunch … snap … crunch … snap …
‘I can’t help but wonder how much she’ll go for.’
‘I reckon over four hundred.’
‘She has two hearts! Must go for more than that!’
‘Could put her down as a Darzerian! Elves don’t go for that much anymore!’
‘She’s not one of us! But you are right, listing her as a Darzerian will get her sold for a higher price. A much, much higher price.’
Snap … crunch … snap … crunch … snap …
Amberlik’h kept her eyes closed, pretending she was still unconscious. She could feel herself being dragged by the thick ropes that bound her ankles and wrists through the wet shivering grass and mud. She could hear the hooves of horses thumping against the ground, the voices of the men sounding around her as their feet splintered twigs and crumbled large
