<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family:Open Sans">Altair couldn't keep quiet any longer. Sounds of pain emanated from him, and he clawed in vain at the floor beneath him. He had made things worse for himself in order to shield his pride. He didn't want to think if it was worth it or not, for worry that he'd crack like some of the common slaves might under such assault. Keep true, bide your time.<br/>
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“No,” Altair managed as his head was tilted back once more, no longer being thumped against the floor. He didn't like it, and the captain was a vile man. He doubted that they would come to any sort of understanding the entire time he remained on the ship. Why did his goddess choose to test him so? Nails continued to rake at his skin, and it made him hiss and squirm. He tried to kick Cygnus away, but while he possessed agility and balance, he was not strong enough to fight the larger man.<br/>
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“<i>Stop</i>,” Altair told him, unsure if that sounded like begging or not. “Let this end,” he pleaded, but not to Cygnus, but to his goddess instead. “<i>katoa e kua mahi ahau hoki, patua mate ia.</i>”<br/>
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“<i>Please,</i>” he begged, but not to Cygnus. He was begging for Cygnus' death instead, but his goddess was silent that night. Tears clouded his vision, teeth clenched, grinding as he was forced to take what Cygnus dealt him. Altair worried he would be damaged beyond repair.<br/>
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“You have to stop,” he whined, twisting his body around at the waist, to push Cygnus away from him with one arm while the other was propped beneath him. “No one will want me after you!” Altair worried, his voice a mix of both anguish and anger, decided that if this kept up he wouldn't give Cygnus the satisfaction of breaking him fully. He wouldn't even give him the satisfaction of tossing him into the sea, because Altair would do so himself.<br/>
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“May Lain curse you.. and this vessel, and all the luck that you've had.. until now,” he spat, his words broken as his body convulsed with a sob, showing vulnerability when he lacked the composure to mask it. Surely his goddess wouldn't allow such a slight to one of her faithful servants. He could smell the coppery scent of blood, his own, of course, and that did nothing for his nausea.<br/>
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"She will not forget this slight.. and neither will I."</span></span>