Paniz<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b266/Ivypen/pets/secrets/paniz.jpg)</div>Paniz smiled back to her young mistress when she said she was fine; becuase that meant she was doing her job well. That she was still giving the family that owned her reason to keep her. And it was always comforting to know that you were wanted; especially for a person of her status. Because it meant they would keep you around for that much longer, and it meant you had a roof over your head and<em>some</em>protection from the worst of the world. She'd nodded her head when her mistress started to get up and leave the balcony; hurrying over to the food that had been laid out, preparing it to be hefted up and onto her shoulder in a smooth motion and follow after her with it. It wasn't anything much of course. The young mistress ate light, but always liked to be prepared for her young mistress.<br/><br/>She immediately stopped though when the youngest son of her master came out and onto the balcony. Standing up and keeping quiet; making sure to avoid her eyes. Cassius was certainly not a mean master; and around his sister he was often kind. But she would still rather never take any chances of upsetting any of the family of this house. Oh gods... Here came the Mistress. It was always so stressful to be near her when ever Ovinus was in the same room. It just felt so tense be- And now here came her master. Pan nearly whimpered. But she kept it to herself; closing her eyes and taking in a quiet silent breath. A calm slave was a good slave.<br/><br/>Pan always got a little nervous when more then just her young mistress gathered together and she was the only one there to serve should they need anything. Always having a fear that she would fail them and then be punished as a result, or worse still, that her young mistress would get yelled at or scolded for not keeping Pan in line. They had both probably sobbed the hardest they'd ever done when Ovinus was forced to punish her for the first time.<br/><br/>She straightened her back and stood at complete attention; her hands clasped in front of her body in a sign of respect for her superiors; eyes averted though she stepped back towards the edge of the balcony so that she was out of the way of them. She knew better then to expect them to speak to her. And she knew better then to leave now that they were there; becuase of course; should they need anything at all it was her duty as their slave to get them what it was they desired.<br/><br/>And then oh gods... She'd looked down. When there came the call that there were new 'slaves' she looked and saw them. There was nothing wrong with looking at the new slaves brought into the house of course; she had seniority over all of the other slaves here. But the fact that she was in the way of her masters is what made her jump a little.<br/><br/>Today was not going to be a good one. She bowed her apologies (though she doubted any of them paid attention to that) and moved out of their way as she heard a call that new slaves had been brought it. She scooted around the edge; and out of their way; sticking towards the back of the balcony. To where it entered onto the stairs. But still with in ear shot; just standing there. Hoping no one was cross with her... or worse still; that she might be in someones way where she was right now... So she quickly took another step over.<br/><br/>She smiled to herself though; a small smile. They'd gotten another female slave, and she looked absolutely breath taking. It would be nice to have another girl in the house. Though she did hoped that the men of the house didn't try to take advantage of her... And the new slave. He looked like he should be a gladiator. He was certainly like one.<br/><br/>She wiped the smile from her face as she stood there; being silent. Hoping none of the gladiators would make fun of her tonight for how jumpy she'd been.