<div class="floatleft">(https://ist5-2.filesor.com/pimpandhost.com/5/3/2/5/53250/7/c/a/g/7cagJ/Slave%20Girl%201_l.jpg)</div>Her eyes cast downward makes it hard to gauge her reaction to the name given.   But her eyelashes sweeping downward,  gives evidence  he affected her with giving her name.<br/><br/>'Alanna'   rolls through girl's mind.   She is given a name but this strange beast.  He was not a ogre.   They did not have horns, nor is he a troll.  Both she has seen, as her former house had each among the slaves.   Through they were fighting slaves and she only seem them when they gathered in formation.<br/><br/>He asks her what happen to her old house.  She does not immediately answer.    For she for the last few weeks has been trying to block such from her mind.   The horror of that day, when the house had been attacked.<br/><br/>She then notice him beckon her.  She would shuffle closer to him.   Now within his reach.   Her hip still painful from the new brand put upon her.  His mark of ownership.   Such worries her,  he is alone she can see this.   If something happens she be gathered up again and resold and have endure another branding.   Or else he will tire of her,  such did not keep slaves for long.   He sell her then to gain his coin back from purchasing her.<br/><br/>Now within reach of Drakmir,  Alanna would begin to speak.  Having found the fortitude to remember that day.<br/><br/>"They came in droves they were upon the house and through the defenses before the alarm had been called.  So many of them,  led by priestesses of  Lolth."  She shudder then for a moment.   "My mother yelled for me to hide.  I did as she said.   The Lolth priestesses had mind flayers with them,  two of them I could see.  I hid in a alcove.   The screams filled the house.   I did not see anymore.   Not until a drider of the Lolth priestesses pulled me from my hiding spot.   When pulled out into the courtyard.  The house matron mother and her two husbands heads and second daughter heads lined on pikes severed.  I did not see my mother,  only a few other domestic slaves of the house not slaughtered like I wasn't.   They sold us to the slave broker to be resold."  She finished then, but suddenly spoke.  "The first daughter of the house was not at the house nor there during the attack."<br/><br/>What house was it that did this, or was it a collection of houses that had gathered together to take out this house.   An where is this house.    It was not in the city,  it is well hidden.   A map is needed to find it.   An this slave of his is the map for it is imprinted in a brand upon her.   Alanna had not said what house marks were seen, signaling which of the houses were involved in this attack.