<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/21/d9/bd21d9b34494bcb3bd8fb8f02b18539a.jpg)<br/><sup><strong>Songbird<br/>8th Sorcerer/Celebrity</strong></sup><br/></div><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/c3/69/37c369375a348ab8dbfba167d22dffe4.jpg)<br/><sup><strong>Keki<br/>3rd Ranger</strong></sup></div><br/>The two slaves would indeed eat.   Both curious as to why and where they are going.   Not much has been said.   Nearly finished with the  morning fare.   The two nobles,  royals to be precise.  Through they are not the only two in the room, there is a third no one realizes.   They're discussing acquiring troops.<br/><br/>Keki caught the conversation going on.   Listening to the conversation.  One thing if they're heading north it is not to get troops.  Not that many,  is the thought of Keki.<br/><br/>House guards bring a small group of individuals, three of them.  One is a slave and he carries a chest.   With him is what looks to be a young man.  He looks to be a rake.   The third is a woman with a cloak and badge that signals she is from the slavers' guild.<br/>The rake of a young man would step forward and give a deep bow with a flourish.   He eyes the two slaves for a brief moment then brings his attention to Darius and Diabelle.<br/><br/><strong>"Lord and Lady of the house.  My esteem leader the clever wind upon the sand, most guile in the land, lady Parasha has sent gifts your way to assist you on your journey.   First, this is the magus from the Slavers' guild.  She is here to place your mark upon your slave.   For my lady noticed, she did not have one. So if you could step out and the mark of your master will be placed."</strong><br/><br/>Keki moves and goes before the magus.  Who has seen where the mark is placed on Songbird.  She would begin casting to put the mark in the same spot on Keki.<br/><br/>"Now my lady has sent gifts for you."<br/><br/>She pulls out a collar with four feet of chain.   While the mark is branded with magic on Keki.  He slips the collar around the neck of the ranger.  Then hands a small tube to Darius, the kind that keeps a small piece of parchment that is used with homing birds.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Parchment</div><div class="spoiler_body">Collar and chain, activates command word <strong>'Ya'hold'</strong>, the collar and chain act as a inmoveable rod.   The activation command word, activates it and stops it. </div></div><br/><strong>"My lady noted your concerns with your slave here."</strong><br/><br/><br/><br/>