She had worked most of the day in the pens. There were more new foals that needed to be ringed, pregnant mares to check on, saddles to be oiled, tack to be repaired and training to be done. From time to time she would stop and watch Leonette, and smile. The woman was maybe working harder now than she had as a slave. From time to time she would sense hesitation in her, and would remind her that it was her decision to make, and to make it. But not often.
Another distraction was the slave that was called sleen. It seemed that she found more and more reason to be near the pens, and it wasn't an interest in kailla that drew her there. She was seen hanging on the fence oogling the outriders working the animals, with that over the hill, faraway look in her eyes. And this would not have been so bad, but the outriders definitely noticed her and her attributes.
Shaking her head she had laughed watching it all, then went on with her work. It was almost two ahn later that she caught a glimpse of the girl still hanging on the fence, flirting with the men. This did not truly bother her, except no work was getting done. Elbowing a couple of the riders away, she moved to the fence to lean against it asking sleen if she was enjoying herself. One thing about the girl, she was honest. She allowed that bring here was like having a huge meal set before her from which she could take her pick of all the goodies. Goodies? She looked to the men she worked with every day and considered them. Were they that handsome? She had never really given it any thought.
Pushing off the rail, she motioned the slave to come into the pen. With just a trace of a smirk upon her features she explained to her that no one partook of the meal for free, that everyone worked to eat. With that, she pointed to the thousands of piles of kaiila droppings that dotted the area, explaining that she knew full well that sleen knew where the dung sacks were, and she was to pick up the droppings, put them in sacks then distribute them to the wagons. Was that shock she saw on that beautiful face? Probably so, but to her credit, the girl did not complain and set to the task that was given to her.. .
Returning to the training of Frick, she was approached by her brother Gabriel. He had watched it all and asked her if she had any idea how long it would take one girl to pick up all those droppings. She grinned at him and said............probably not more than a couple of days.
Another distraction was the slave that was called sleen. It seemed that she found more and more reason to be near the pens, and it wasn't an interest in kailla that drew her there. She was seen hanging on the fence oogling the outriders working the animals, with that over the hill, faraway look in her eyes. And this would not have been so bad, but the outriders definitely noticed her and her attributes.
Shaking her head she had laughed watching it all, then went on with her work. It was almost two ahn later that she caught a glimpse of the girl still hanging on the fence, flirting with the men. This did not truly bother her, except no work was getting done. Elbowing a couple of the riders away, she moved to the fence to lean against it asking sleen if she was enjoying herself. One thing about the girl, she was honest. She allowed that bring here was like having a huge meal set before her from which she could take her pick of all the goodies. Goodies? She looked to the men she worked with every day and considered them. Were they that handsome? She had never really given it any thought.
Pushing off the rail, she motioned the slave to come into the pen. With just a trace of a smirk upon her features she explained to her that no one partook of the meal for free, that everyone worked to eat. With that, she pointed to the thousands of piles of kaiila droppings that dotted the area, explaining that she knew full well that sleen knew where the dung sacks were, and she was to pick up the droppings, put them in sacks then distribute them to the wagons. Was that shock she saw on that beautiful face? Probably so, but to her credit, the girl did not complain and set to the task that was given to her.. .
Returning to the training of Frick, she was approached by her brother Gabriel. He had watched it all and asked her if she had any idea how long it would take one girl to pick up all those droppings. She grinned at him and said............probably not more than a couple of days.
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