Mertha was still a bit shaken by the Sleen but she had enough sense to assume the slave position before Kyla.  She was the First Girl, the Mistress of the house.  She knew that if she did not obey properly she would be punished.  Daniel was not her former master.  He was strong and strong willed.  She had been able to wrap Urel around her little finger, as long as she kept giving him paga.  Daniel was not like that and she knew if she displeased, he would punish her.  So she started the language lessons.  First to see how much Kyla knew already and then proceed from there.  But that did not prevent her from taunting Kyla.  "He will realize I am the better of the Pleasure Slaves.  Soon I will be First Girl again, you wait and see."<br/><br/>Daniel was not in the room but he was without, out of sight and heard her.  She thought very highly of herself but that would be her undoing.  A successful First Girl would be fair yet firm with the other slaves and see that they were treated equally.  She ran the household, ensuring things were done and that each slave had equal duties, and no favoratism.  But it seemed Mertha was not like that.  She used her authority over the others to make their lives miserable.  Urel had probably been to out of it to even realize what was going on.<br/><br/>He would let Kyla deal with Mertha.  He had a feeling his little slave had more back bone then Mertha thought.  She had been a leader of sorts back on Earth and she knew how to run things.  He went to find William to talk to him.  He found him and asked, "How is it you are a slave here?"  It was something that Daniel wanted to know.<br/><br/>William kept his head down as was proper for a slave, "I was a Warrior of Ar."  he said.  "My men and I were ambushed and most were killed.  Had it not been for someone hitting me over the head from behind, I would have died with my men, fighting.  I was brought here and sold into slavery by a Slaver.  Urel bought me.  He hated the Warriors of Ar and found it pleasing to degrade me when ever he could."  There was a snarl on his lips which made Daniel smile.  So he had been a Warrior of Ar and in command of other Warriors.  That was good to know.  Once he had found out what he wanted he left William to his duties.<br/><br/>So began their time at Sadar.