Day 7: I've got you (Alex Verus)
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CW: slavery, mention of past abuse
Upon arrival, Morden assigned a room to Emily and told her to wait there. Cautiously, she made herself comfortable on the small bed, desperate for just a short nap - however, she didn’t dare lying down, too afraid of what her new master would do to her if he caught her sleeping.
Twenty minutes later, the door opened and a tall woman with long vibrant red hair, dressed in a cream-coloured lace gown walked over to her.
‘Lie down on your back,’ she ordered without a single word of greeting.
Emily did as she was told, anxiously watching the other woman as she moved her hands along her body, bright green light radiating from them, seeping into Emily’s skin. It felt warm and comfortable and within minutes the cuts and bruises had vanished, but the cold expression of that woman still scared her.
‘Try to rest now,’ she told her when she was finished, ‘I’ll be back later.’
As soon as the woman had left the room, Emily fell asleep.
Morden looked up from his desk as the life mage entered his study and sat down in the visitor’s chair.
‘I tended to her wounds and told her to sleep, she’ll be alright. I just don’t understand why you acquired another slave - since when do you go for girls anyway?’
‘It’s not what you think it is, Aurora. You of all people should know me better.’
‘She reminds me of my little sister,’ Morden whispered. ‘Haven’t seen her since… well, it doesn’t matter, does it?’
‘And that’s why you bought that girl?’ she asked softly.
‘Yes…’ He snorted. ‘I’m being pathetic, right?’
‘No, you aren’t. I’m sorry I doubted your motives. Maybe I just don’t… like the thought of you bringing other mage’s slaves into your household. You can’t be too careful these days.’
Morden looked at her and smiled.
‘Do you still feel the need to protect me, Aurora?’
‘I’m older than you, of course I do!’
‘Six months and eleven days.’
‘I love you too, honey,’ she laughed, patted his hand for a brief second and got up again. ‘I’ll check on her again, okay?’
Emily jumped the very second Aurora entered her room again.
‘It’s alright, relax,’ the life mage reassured her, sitting down at the edge of the bed and passing her a small bowl. ‘Have some soup, you are still exhausted.’
‘Thank you, mistress,’ Emily mumbled shyly.
‘No need to call me that, Mage Aurora is fine. What’s your name, by the way?’
‘How long have you been working for Mage Aries, Emily?’
‘Seven months,’ she replied, clinging to the bowl as if her life depended on it.
‘And he did all these terrible things to you.’
I hadn’t been a question, but Emily wouldn’t have answered anyway.
‘You are safe here, Emily,’ Aurora assured her, her voice much softer than before, ‘As long as you are loyal to Master Morden, he will protect you and you won’t get hurt ever again. I assume that you’re not going to betray him.’
‘I would never do that,’ she whispered.
‘Fine. You should get along with each other just fine then.’
Smiling slightly, Aurora turned around and left while Emily turned around to take another nap; for the first time since Aries had abducted her, she felt safe.
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