Chapter3
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CHAPTER 3
Thea recovering and losing consciousness but noticed that the wooden cage Was moving, she smelled the morning haze and then a stench of rotten fruits
“The sleeping beauty is up, she stinks though” The Slave Trader said Whilst scoffing
“We will soon sell her for cash” the Other slave Trader said shunning his colleague
“Okay, She's getting up, shuuuuusssh”The slave trader said in an uptone
“Where am I? Who are you?” Thes said Faintly noticing she was with people her heart didn't know
“Why am I chained and in a cage?” Thea said, surprised and wondering why She is chained and who the weird Persons were.
“Cos we own you, pumpkin” He said, banging the cage and laughing vicariously. Thea was shocked but she couldn't do anything as she was chained and she noticed her clothes were drenched In yellow and red.
“Please let me go, I'm a Princess, I'm Princess Thea of the 7th order Kingdoms, if it's money, I can give you money” Thea said Faintly but audibly… She felt weak due to her loss of blood and bruises.
“Yeah right and I'm the Alpha of my pack..” The Slave trader said sarcastically as he whips the horse To continue carrying them, mocks lightly
“please let me go, I will give you money, please, I can get you riches, more riches than you can ever dream of” Thea said in a gentle sweet tone to appease captors whilst banging the cage
“pipe down, or I am going to whip you into submission” The Slave captor said in an authoritative and fierce tone
“we are here!” the Slave captor said in amazement and excitement
“bollocks, it's a s**t pile” The other Slave captor said as they mount the horse down and walks to bring out their captive
“stay away from me” Thea said while trying to run away in her dirty slightly torn dress, suddenly a whip brandish her skin and burst it open and she fell losing consciousness
Inaudible noises in background
“Is she dead?” The Slave captor asks
“no, she's not just battered but I reckon she will give us a good coin” The other slave captor responds
“I can get you all the coins you will ever need… please just let me go” Thea said shakingly as she hobbled back into the cage, with a whip scar and healing injuries.
“Eat, forest princess, eat you need your strength for tomorrow's display, The Queen of Andromeda is coming to town to pick new slaves” The slave captor said whilst handling a plate with half rotten food in her cage
“You don't understand, it's a mistake, I'm not a slave, I'm of Royal blood, please, take me back, I will pay you back for your troubles… I.. i..” Thea said then stuttered with no euphemism in her tone
“Quiet!!!!” The Slave captor shouted back at Thea
“Get some sleep, tomorrow is gonna be a long day” The slave captor advised as He walks past her cage dangling it, Thea knew she could be freed if she could just return back to 7th Order kingdom, even though her parents were dead, she would find people who will buy her freedom, living with this new reality didn't sit well with her
“We are almost there” The Slave captor tells the other slave captors, Thea stood by the cage and watched the magnificence of Andromeda.
“What city are we in?” Thea Asked in amazement thinking it was only Alvina with such magnificence
“Andromeda, love, Andromeda, the city where a freeman can upstage the Kings.” The Slave captor responded grudgingly
“Please let me go, I'm not a slave, I woke up and found myself as one, I'm a freeborn” said but also noticing that her pleas had fallen on deaf ears, she quieted down herself and played dumb as the market noise roared above hers.
Slavery was a new concept to Thea as she only read them in the palace libraries and her Father abolished it decades back, she was puzzled that slave towns and slave markets existed.
“20medarda!!!, who wants this big, strong, healthy slave!” The Announcer said in the marketplace hastingly
“I want him” A royal voice called from the crowd loudly
“Sold! To You, My chief” The Announcer said in a happy tone.
“What about the private showing?” a feminine yet commanding tone called out to the Announcer
“Oh my GOD! My Queen, I didn't notice you were with us, Pardon my manners, please come” The Announcer escorted the Queen into an inner Chamber, Thea was bounded to be traded, her freedom no longer her own but to the one who paid the highest coin
“I'm not a slave, I'm a Princess…” Thea said causing commotion but a whip landed on her back Piercing open as the river of blood gushed out of her skin layers and then the Queen Enters, The Slave captor with a whip
“hmmm” Thea yelped In pains, the Slave seller tried to undress her as punishment for her insolence
“No, don't hit them” The Queen said as she was about to take a seat
“This one is full of it” The Announcer said as he undresses her violently ripping off her clothes, Thea resisted and she has never been stripped before and her entire beauty in full glare but most of her clothes were ripped except her top
“Keep her clothes on, Marly, Get her some clothes, excuse her, Commanded the Queen, let her put on her clothes” Queen Aneeda Commanded.
“What is your name? Child” The Queen asked with a smile on her face, she also helped her
“Pr.. Thea” Thea said almost mentioning her royal status but realising it wasn't of use and this was a golden opportunity to escape this brandish fire tormenting hole she wandered into
“Okay, Pr, Thea, can I call you Thea” The Queen Said and Thea nodded in approval
“Marly, I have made a choice, I'm going with Thea” Queen Aneeda said pointing at Thea across the small room
“The feisty one? Claims she's a princess of the 7th order kingdom” Marly, the Announcer said mockingly
“you don't say? Well, I'm going with her” Queen Aneeda said in a firm tone
“She's gonna cost you a bit of coin, she is prized and she smells nice, with no bruises, no stench whatsoever and healthy” Marly, the Announcer said as The Queen Guards felt Marly was trying to cheat the Queen then she stopped them from beating him blue-black with sign
“Will this be enough?” Queen Aneeda said as she dropped a small bag of coin as payment
“Let's go” The Queen said to her Guards as she had them remove the chains choking The precious life of tears. A thought did come into the Queen's mind as they were about to journey back to her letting Thea be the personal caretaker of her daughter.
“You are free!” One of the Slaves screamed as she saw Thea leaving with the Queen.
“My Queen” One of the Guards said and announced her arrival, Thea saw a big palace like the one she was born into.
“My Queen, Welcome back, hope the journey wasn't too tormenting” A Gentle older woman Said as she helped the Queen out of her horse carriage, Thea also stepped off of it
“Who is She? My Queen” The Older woman said as she sniffed and noticed that apart from the smell of blood and sand mist she smelled nice
“Her name is Thea, Francesca.. Put her through the works in the palace, Give her a room, a bath, teach her all the palace rules, duties and roles, give her chores To do and her entire position”
“Yes, my Queen” Francesca said but Thea stayed Silent then Francesca bumped her to speak
“Yes, My Queen” Thea said without conviction. Thinking Of how she would escape the palace and go back to her home.
“good, and again Francesca, I want to was up and take a long nap, on no account must I be disturbed Till the evening breeze starts to blow ferociously” Queen Aneeda said and was about to walk into the palace, Thea followed as She was used to taking it
“No, we Don't take that entrance, you have a lot to learn” Francesca said as she dragged her to take the service entrance
Francesca gave her a room as instructed, gave Her water to bath and a small Scarf To tie around her head and then gave her chores
“So come here, cut these onions, check on the soup, it's for Dinner” Francesca said to her and the other royal maids Then the Attention of Francesca and the other maids was required To welcome the Princess back from her hazy hunt
“Francesca, father asked for you to make sure the pork Roast isn't….” Salvatore Was about to finish then notice Francesca Absence in the kitchen, Thea stunned at how magnificent looking and handsome the man in front of her was, she started to stutter And she got wet and she cut herself.
“ahh” Thea screamed in pain due to the knife cut.
“Let's get that off your hands so you don't hurt yourself again, I'm Salvatore, you are?” Salvatore inquired with a smile On his face
“Leah, Ria.. Sorry Thea” Thea said as she gushed at how perfect looking he was with a strong Jawline
“Nice To meet you, please get that cleaned up and I will check on you later and tell Francesca, Father asked of her” Salvatore said as he left the Kitchen, Thea awful week had a speck of light in it
She wondered, why has her heart felt entangled a bit to this stranger? She was on her mission to get back home, reclaim her throne and find out what her uncle had to do with her parents passing? What does this attachment mean? Who is he to come into her life like that?
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