Puabi I watched as the Master left the location. I rushed over to Camile, who was still sitting like a statue. Wiping the tears off Camille's cheek I whispered in her ear so that only she could hear me. “I have great news, my love, the Master will not sell you until he is in need of gold.” I rubbed her back hoping for a response. “He promised me! His word is law and he never breaks a promise! We can be together for a while longer!” I motioned her head so that I could look Camile in the eyes, “I have something that I need to do. Once I am done I will come back to you. Just sit here as you are!” I felt guilty that I was leaving Camile in such a state, yet I knew none of the girls would harm Camile. They were in this spot once as well, it took each of us time to grasp the concept of our new life. I spotted Liv as I was getting ready to leave, “Liv!” I called out her name, “I need to go and find Ashur!” I motioned with my head to Camile, “could you keep an eye on her, she has it bad!” Liv studied Camile for a moment, “I would say, how long has she been like that?” “Since she got here, I can’t even get her to hold down food. Gets sick each time I try to feed her!” Liv started to shake her head, “what does the Master have to say about her condition?” “The same as with us all, he will give time, she is non-aggressive, so we will all have to work at getting her to turn around.” I leaned into Liv, “it also doesn’t help that she is pure!” Liv shrieked with surprise, “that hasn’t been heard of in centuries! How did she live without pleasure?” Liv placed her hand over her mouth, “ do you think that she is … you know defective?” She half whispered-yelled. I started to chuckle, “no she is not a nun, I believe that she is like myself. I will have to teach her that the male organ isn’t something to shy from, it is after all just flesh. She will have to learn to push her emotions aside and perform as bidded.” Liv nodded her head in understanding, “if you need help, you know there is already a line of us that would love to teach her a thing or two!” Liv licked her lips. I did not need to ask who would love to sleep with my mate. Every one of them eyed her up and down. “For now the Master has left her in my hands, if I can not break her soon, I will have to take you up on your offer to break her gently but break her nevertheless.” “You better go before Ashur heads out for his next session, I think I heard that he was going to the ring first. I am sure you will find him there.” Liv informed me as I was getting ready to head to the door.Strolling easily through the hallway, I directed my feet to the fighting pit. Near my destination, ‘change of plans Puabi, you will come to my chambers later.’ I heard in my mind. I stopped moving my feet, ‘of course, would you like anything special for the event? I could wear your favourite outfit?’ I replied. ‘Make sure you send Ashur to two hundred and nine. And for the outfit, nothing on is preferable! I only plan on ripping into you like the beast that I am!’ He chuckled. I smiled, ‘for the event you will be my beast!’ He growled in my mind, ‘make sure you are ready for when I call on you!’ The link was cut off as I strolled closer to my son, “Ashur?” I called out his name to get his attention. Jogging from where he had been with the others, “what do you need mother?” “Two hundred and nine is in the behavioural modification, your father needs you to go down there and do what is necessary. If you can not get her to behave ... she will have to be demoted to being a breeder … if she has not been marked down already.” “It has been a while since I have been asked to go down there, that feral?” Ashur gave the same expression his father does when he is not impressed “I knew she was going to be trouble the second I laid my eyes on her.” I exhaled and told him the rest of the information that had transpired since two hundred and nine had come here. Ashur cracked his knuckles, “it dared to spit on you and use such foul language?” Ashur was never a mommy's boy, but he is very protective of his family. “It did!” My temper grew as I recalled two Hundred and Nine's behaviour. “Your father also told me to tell you to leave its limbs intact, anything else you are free to do as you wish!” With an additive, "Your father needs the organs intact as well!" Knowing how my son can get carried away from time to time. “Dear mother, that leaves a lot for me to do!” My son started to laugh, “consider the job done. I am going to finish up with the next round and I will be heading to the dungeons!” I watched my son turn towards the group of hunters while his competition stood in the middle of the ring eyeing me up and down. “Deva … that is my mother your eye fucking in front of me!” Ashur bellowed as everyone including myself started to laugh. “Have the decency and do it behind my back, like everyone else!” Ashur turned his head to look at me, “mother would you leave before these idiots dicks start to rise!” Deva started to laugh even harder, “sorry Ashur, but I think you are too late for that!” Before I left I saw my son took a swing at Deva causing Deva to dodge his attack. Enjoy the event that was transpiring, everyone was laughing as I left the location. I smiled to myself as I could imagine Ashur rolling on the ground wrestling with his opponent!Master I went to the center of the earth, finding the doorway that I needed, stepping through it I entered, “oh dear sister!” I yelled. Like myself, my sister's domain was in the darkness until the individuals presented themselves. I tapped my foot starting to get impatient as I waited for a reply! I didn’t need my eyes to see, this place was as black as my soul, I could feel her energy, and my sister was nearby. “You have answers and I want them!” I growled. What bit of patience I had was leaving at a rapid pace. “Who is she?” I heard the laughter before my sister's words. “She? There are a lot of females in this realm and many others, do be more specific, dear big brother!” “Merna! I am speaking of Merna, who is she to you?” Steam was pouring out of my nose now. Materializing, my sister shone the light around herself, presenting to me a goddess of life. Long raven hair lay on the ground near her feet, with a white cloak with gold embroidered around the edging and sleeves across her shoulders. The length of the cloak had an embroidered landscape of trees, and hills, with the sun, her favourite animals a deer and in the sky a bird. As always her eye admitted light, lighting up the location she was near. “Hold your tone when you are speaking to me BROTHER” She growled at me. All humour was gone. There was only one sibling that could match me in might. “She is special to me, a creation that I have protected to the best of my abilities since she started to form.” “She …” I started, “shall we sit and talk?” I needed to collect myself before I boiled over. Of all my sisters, she is one of the few that I could tolerate. She might speak cryptically especially when she was holding onto a secret. I do not believe for a second that Merna and the group that showed up on my land was by accident. There are no such things as coincidence, not when it comes to dealing with this sister of mine. “Let us! There is no need for hostility! I already know that our siblings are goating you again. I would rather you did not come at me with the same distaste as you do our siblings. Remember it was you who came to me!” My sister said sternly. “Merna?” Both my sister and I were sitting on a cloud of matter as it held us suspended in location.My sister was hesitant! “I can tell you that even though Merna was found in a human born’s physical body, do not let that fool you, that is a shell that holds her true being!” Again she was thinking, “this goes between only you and I?” “Of course!” I sneered. “This is not Merna’s first life. It is merely a rebirth into a shell that was the closest to her at the time. Think of the human born body as a shell that protects the seed.” We both allowed energy to stem from our forms, “this is more complicated than what it seems!” I finally spoke. “Short version, I claimed Merna as my creation. Out of all of my creations she is the one that roams free and has the tendency to get away from me.” She began sounding frustrated. “By the time my seer told me about the possible event was to come. The first part has already begun, I was going to warn Merna … By the time my seer told me about the possible event, it had already begun. I would have warned Merna…” “Warn her about what?” I placed the balls of my fingertips together with each hand. “I would have warned her about you; about what would happen if she and the others entered your land. Not all is lost, though things are not working out perfectly. What can be seen is not all there is. Something unseen could still come to pass!” I thought about what she was saying, she is not one for games. If anything she hates power games, like myself. Yet our siblings seem to find it amusing to try to gain more by redundant coups. “Speak the truth!” I knew there was more to this than what she was saying. “You are in need …” She began I interrupted my sister. “I have no needs!” I snapped. “Could you please just speak the truth!” I added, “I do find the cryptic codes annoying.” “If you would let me finish, Chaos!” She wiggled in her spot, “This is what I will tell you! Merna was to warn the group that she was with what was waiting for them. Merna was never supposed to be with you." Unfortunately, I did not get to her in time before you snatched her. Not all is lost though … my seer has seen something that could benefit both of you, you need a consort.” “So it was you who placed that idea in my mind!” I thought back to the implanted thought in my mind. “That was all you, Chaos, not I ... nor my seers doing!” My sister started to laugh. “I believe it is a perfect plan! As you already know not everything goes as planned, like this, a little hiccup can turn into something outside of what was seen. You need a consort and Merna requires direction and purpose.” She paused for a second while I waited for her to continue. I knew she would get to her point sooner or later. I got tired of waiting for her point, “what is your point?” “You asked me to speak the truth, I told you what I can tell you. Because I could not get to Merna in time, the pathway has changed slightly! I can say, it was you who changed her fate.” I could tell there was still more she was not telling me. My sister exhaled roughly, “Look at it this way dear brother, you both have needs and the other can provide it. How you two stubborn fools get to that point is up to you both. It is a choice of yours to accept her and her to accept you. What you two do between now and the … well that is on you and her.” “What about the necklace?” I raised a brow. “That is to ensure her bodily protection. I can not force her to do anything, that as you know goes against what you and I believe in, free will! If she does anything that requires redirection, you will not be able to kill her nor make it that she bleeds!” “What else do you see?” I asked hoping for more information. “Two individuals that are bored and need of a challenge!” My sister started to laugh, “Merna will surprise you, she will challenge you. For all of her frailties she is very strong willed. Earning her trust will not come easy, I personally know!” “What else?” I smirked knowing there was more. “If I told you everything you would not enjoy what is to come.” She paused as her eyes changed colours, “I will tell you this one thing, the message that Merna was to give was not received. You now hold their fate in your hands.” My sister got up from her spot, and glided over to me, placing a hand on my face. “More than Merna’s life is at stake here, what you do in the future will set you on the path of success or destruction.” She placed a finger on my lips. “I can not interfere any further than this, you have to guide Merna now … she is special to me, I only ask that if you do not want her, bring her back here to me!” I was about to leave when she spoke once more, “one last thing, a warning, do not allow Merna to be alone for too long, she has a nasty little habit of getting lost in her mind.” “Does she know what she is?” I asked as I stood up. Remembering how Merna's eyes were darkened while in the bathing room. My sister hummed, “No! She knows that she is different. Because of this and what happens, she has alienated herself from others. Her companion for the longest time has aided her in controlling … her outburst! Now that he found his mate, you will have to take that role or give Merna back to me!” “What is she?” I asked my sister one last question. “A secret that I have kept from our siblings! They can never know of her existence!” There were two emotions: fear and sadness.