his weakness was a boon to the desert people.
drusk became food-driven to the extreme, so when he was occasionally free of the pit, he was both too withered and too exhausted to fight back, and highly motivated by morsels of food and the calm, pleasing tone of praise.
in this way the boy raised among slavers, once free, became a sort of pet of the palace.
escorted for longer periods, on walks in the courtyard or upon patrol routes; and he learned these angles, these paths and scents, but he did not fight. drusk was not brought inside the palace and for good reason - he could not be trusted, despite all the work done to turn his spirit.
a heavy collar of braided red reeds and sinew had become snared around his throat.
drusk became food-driven to the extreme, so when he was occasionally free of the pit, he was both too withered and too exhausted to fight back, and highly motivated by morsels of food and the calm, pleasing tone of praise.
in this way the boy raised among slavers, once free, became a sort of pet of the palace.
escorted for longer periods, on walks in the courtyard or upon patrol routes; and he learned these angles, these paths and scents, but he did not fight. drusk was not brought inside the palace and for good reason - he could not be trusted, despite all the work done to turn his spirit.
a heavy collar of braided red reeds and sinew had become snared around his throat.
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puppy - by Drusk - June 25, 2024, 10:18 PM