<div class="floatright">(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a3af2715-5c48-431c-998f-ee41b8356baa/dde54aq-70e10b45-529b-4519-aa7c-4acd7d03efe4.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2EzYWYyNzE1LTVjNDgtNDMxYy05OThmLWVlNDFiODM1NmJhYVwvZGRlNTRhcS03MGUxMGI0NS01MjliLTQ1MTktYWE3Yy00YWNkN2QwM2VmZTQucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.qLOaog1qruejaa7IXXKVOGOcnPL4g1R_45gkKhomjeo)</div>That was surprisibg. They must have done a number on her or she was broken by the auction results and her loss. Standing there, he looked her over as if to check if she had been marked by the slavers. However his eyes glance back to the stage seeing a rather strong looking specimen of an orc and by the cheers of the crowd this was a popular slave.<strong><em>"I agree. He looks like a gladiator. You recognize him?"</em></strong>He gave the message to her via usual. As his trusted concubine she had his ear.<br/><br/>Meantime he patiently watched as the bidding began. Bids flew back and forth and he was going to make a bid as it seemed to be winding down, but then the orc makes his own decision and pointed Darius out. He walked forward until the chain went taut and then he snapped it off easily. This gets his interest and he spoke up.<strong>"Seventeen."</strong>True the orc chose him out of the crowd but it won't matter if he doesn't bid. So he changed that and bids as the Songbird suggested. He had also notice three other pairs of eyes gazing right at him. Clearly he was being marked by thieves potentially or they saw through his disguise. Also unlikely but one could never be sure.