.. under... understand,“ I answered in hoarsely voice. „I... I was... a lady... like y-yourself, Highness... my father was a r-ruler... though our...kingdom was smaller. I even h-had slaves of my own.“„Is that so?“„Y-Yes... Highness.“Princess Alexena smiled thinly. „Well, Flavia,“ she said, “now you are going to learn what it means to be a slave. And learn fully. It occurs to me, moreover, that being a slave of Barbaria will be considerably more testing than being one of Cipri. „M-Mercy.... I wanted to get some clarification before I started writing. “Anything? So you’re saying I could ask for filet mignon or lobster or a large three topping pizza and they’d deliver it here?”“Yup,” she said with a nod. “Anything you want, though don’t go overboard on alcohol. You can each have a glass of wine if you want one. Other than that, stick with water, soda, or juice.”A nice steak sounded pretty damn good right now. I wrote down everything I wanted, and passed it on. When everyone was. ‘I have some friends, and my best friend Andrea…’ Her voice drifted off as she shot up suddenly. ‘Oh God, Andrea!’ she cried, looking around the loft frantically. ‘She’s probably worried sick about me, I haven’t talked to her in two days!’ Alex stood up as well, concerned about how upset Holly was getting and afraid that she would aggravate her hip. ‘Sit down,’ he said sternly. ‘Where’s your phone?’ Holly asked, ignoring the order. Alex frowned, walking over to his desk and picking up the. Now, they had all been corrupted from what might have been years of decay, significantly weakened from constant inundation of evil energy. From the damage you could see upon the walls and floors, you determined that a mighty tremor had struck the final blow when it shook your subterranean cage, breaking all four seals to render the time bending enchantment inert. With a hearty cackle that shook the very foundations of the chamber before you, you stretch out your limbs as your body rejuvenates.