Kate sets aside the items she would need to take to the wharf, vile of healing, herbs, and flask of brandy. She get a vile of poppy plant, needle and syringe from a black case. She makes arrangement for a driver of a carriage to take her down.<br/>Her mind races a bit as she knows Captain O'Mally would send sailors to carry her trunk and things to the ship. She knows that the ship should already be in the harbor and hope that who or what Malora delivered would make the trip with her. She had to leave before the winter set in. She was not going to miss Winterfest he favorite time of the year.<br/>She rushes to the main entrance of the college and hails a man with a wagon. "Please sir a drive to the wharf with my trunks. " The driver had seen the mage when he made his deliveries. He was headed that way to go home. He loaded her trunks and Kate sat next to him. "I am sorry this rather urgent. I have a patient down at the wharf. "<br/>The man nods and had the horses in a run down the wharf. Kate pay him a few silver coins. She sees her father's trade ship name for her mother " The Magefox." Kate calls to a mate on the ship, "Please take these to my cabin. I am Lady Katherine."<br/>The sailor speaks to the first mate and runs down the gang plank, "Yes M'Lady." Kate sees that the captain is busy with loading cargo. She finds the wharf and speaks to a guard. The man sends her to a trader.<br/>The trader is a bear of a man. He is looks menacing and around his waist is a coiled cat of nine.  Kate takes a breath and walks over to him confidently. "I have  a delivery for Lady Katherine Lyons. The man start to laugh, "Youâ€™re her? I can tell ya that beast is not fit for a lady. He's down thar on the left. Ya wont miss tha cage. Ya may want help miss. Tha a beast he is. Been givng us trouble nearly beat the daylights out of em. Now he wont fight."<br/>Kate hid her worry and saw the light was darker and it was difficult to tell if he was man or beast. She approached closerâ€¦<br/>************************************************<br/>By some light behind her, he sees a young woman dressed in a long blue full skirt, Her bodice is pure white with a matching cotton jacket. The weather in Seville is sunny and about 60 F. Kate had on a heavy navy cloak  and she carried a large satchel. In her hand is a silver staff that glows blue and green.<br/>Her red hair is braided into a single stand that extends to her waist. She had a very worried expression and walks up to the cage. Her voice soft. He can tell she has fox ears. "Are you alive?"<br/>Her hands waves over the locks..it slides open with a sq eek and opens. Kate can see the male is chained. Bound by his hands and ankles. His clothes are thread bare, shredded and torn. He is covered in dried blood, sinew and rotten food. By the smell she coughs and swallow hard. "By the gods what did they do to you."<br/>Kate sees his eyes are blackened, his nose swollen, his lips cracked with dried blood, his right cheek a deep purple. His right leg was swollen and covered with lash wounds. His whole body was covered with lashes from looked to be whip and chain, some blunt object. She heard him wheeze  as he breathed.<br/>Kate could not believe her eyes. She knelt to him, removed her cloak and laid it over his shoulders. "I am here to help. Don't even try to talk or move."<br/>She was afraid to even touch him. She spoke a few spell words and she cradled his hands. The chains opened. Kate slowly removed them. "I know you're in pain and cold." Kate closes her eyes and he feels heat from her hand flow into his, the heat slowly warms his cold hands. Bones that are broken slowly heal. The heat penetrates deep into his body.<br/>With a wave of her hands the shackles on his ankles fall to the floor. Kate places her hand over his ankles and where the metal bit into his flesh ..it heals nearly immediately. "Lean on me when you can. I know you want to breathe. Bones take a bit to mend. You are in no condition to stand. I am Lady Katherine." Kate holds him to her for support. "Lean on me. I have you."<br/>The mage she pulled the satchel toward her. She takes a salve and gingerly applies it to his parched and cracked lips. Kate takes out a flask from the satchel slowly lets the warm cider drop onto his lips. "Apple cider. "