<div class="floatright"><div align="center"><sup><em>click to enlarge</em></sup></div>(http://imgur.com/mIaKjt4.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://imgur.com/dvk0evn.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://imgur.com/43rEBQs.jpg)</div><em>"I'll hurry," </em>Tialyn confirmed to the beautiful and mostly nude drow.<br/><br/>Ebony nodded,<strong> "please see that you do <em>risita</em>.  Save a command from Master Sabin, I must attend my duties.  Even if you weren't wearing that collar, and were my mistress again, I'd have to disobey any commands you gave to delay.  The master's supersedes yours you understand." </strong>That was when Tialyn reached up towards her neck.  Ebony seemed almost disappointed as the paladin reached up and took off her collar, though the drow said nothing.  She continued to comb fingers through her hair, stopping for moments to inspect stray locks as if it was vitally important.  Any frown the drow had seemed to vanish and turn into a smile, and a rather lewd one at that, when Tialyn selected her outfit.<strong> "Excellent choice mistress,"</strong>the drow  said with warmth in her tone, even though she had switched from using the more friendly term<em> risita</em>to mistress, an obvious selection in words that said she knew her place was beneath a free woman.<br/><br/>Still she noticed that Ebony watched quite closely as she slid on the sexy leather outfit, and guessed that it was no coincidence that the wardrobe was heavily stocked with outfits like that, and far fewer that were more conservative in nature like the one she'd chosen last night.  Even as a free woman she was still subject to the whims of the outfits Master Sabin had chosen.  Yes, she could tell herself that she had little choice in her outfits.  Of course it was appropriate to feel the leather sliding between her thighs, slipping between her butt cheeks, pushing her bust together and upwards.  She had picked this outfit, but in a rush, and certainly it had been one provided for her.  A true paladin of the shining blade wouldn't ever choose to wear something like this.  She was simply making the best of the situation, and it was better than going nude as a slave.  Right?<br/><br/>Any time to consider it further was lost as Ebony, wearing only a gossamer and very see through robe and of course golden body jewelry, went for the door.<strong> "It is time to go mistress, we must hurry for it is almost seventh bell."</strong>Then Ebony was practically flying down the corridors, moving with grace and a liquid dexterity that made it seem as if she was unhurried, even though Tialyn felt her muscles starting to ache to keep up with the drow's hurried pace.   They crossed through the compound, again walking through the main foyer and it's intricate map inlaid into the floor, but didn't stop.  In fact as they passed into another part of the compound, Tialyn could hear bells in the distance.  Ebony's head cocked slightly to the side for a brief moment, then she broke out into a flat out run.  Tialyn, not wanting to be lost in these grandiose halls, sprinted after her.<br/><br/>Thankfully they arrived at a door with a large muscle bound half orc only a few moments later, as the bells outside were tolling the fifth chime.  The half orc, who Tialyn noticed was wearing a metal collar of his own, and little else other than a leather loin cloth and broad belt with scabbarded sword, grinned down at Ebony.<strong> "Barely made it in time.  I thought maybe Master Sabin would let me have your inky backside tonight if you were late."</strong><br/><br/>Outside the bell had tolled seven and stopped.  Ebony, seemingly fearless of the much larger and very muscular orc jabbed a slender finger into his muscled abdomen,<strong>"Watch your mouth <em>iblith</em>, there's a free woman with me."</strong><br/><br/>The orc turned and looked at Tialyn, his eyes falling to the most obvious spots first, before looking at her neck.  As soon as he realized she wore no collar he knelt down, bowing his head until it touched his knee, his palms flat on the floor towards Tialyn and he said,<strong> "A thousand apologies for my crude language mistress.  If you wish to punish this worthless slave I would appreciate the lesson."</strong><br/><br/>Before Tialyn could answer however Ebony spoke,<strong>"A free woman could punish you any time she wishes, thankfully for you, she is in a hurry, now open the door to the harem so I may attend my duties.  And be ready to guard me when I need to go to the male slave's barracks.  The mistress will be staying in the harem for a little while to talk to some of the slaves."</strong><br/><br/>The orc stood and pulled a key from the back of his broad belt, turning and unlocking the door he stood in front of.  Then pushing it open he allowed them in, his eyes never leaving the floor the whole time.  Ebony led Tialyn into a grand entry chamber, off which she could see several other rooms.  But turning her head to the right she saw the vast majority of the women in a tile lined room that seemed to be filled with steam issuing from vents.  There a large number of beautiful women were washing themselves or each other with soft cloths and steaming water.<strong>"I'll send Ruby out first mistress, after I see to her needs.  You can speak with her until I finish with the female slaves and then attend the male slaves if that is acceptable?"</strong>Ebony called Ruby out of the baths and uttering words of magic began running her inky black hands, now glowing with a dim light, all over Ruby's body.  'Liandra' Tialyn reminded herself.  The woman's name was Liandra, not Ruby.  For a moment she had begun to even think of the naked pleasure slave as 'Ruby' and not the initiate into the Shining Blade that she had sworn to protect.  It didn't help that Ruby was moaning softly as Ebony's hands caressed her flesh, it was obvious that whatever the spell was, the redhead liked it.<br/><br/>When Ebony finished with Liandra, she gestured towards Tialyn.  The redhead hurried over and dropped to her knees.  Spreading her thighs and placing her palms on her knees, she looked up at Tialyn and said in a soft voice,<strong>"How may this humble pleasure slave serve you mistress?"</strong>