[Alicia Elsdragon]

The man looked at her and laughed. gently and with a humour that appeared to be all his. He stood, then and moved over to her, taking her chin in his hand and squeezing her face, hard. What do I want? he rasped next to her well now, girl, you aren't clever for asking that are you? What if what I want is you? So fresh and about to burst. What if what I want is to hear you scream, hmmm? he looked at her and smiled a gentle, warm smile as he suddenly backhanded her across the face. Rae'vyn felt her head spin and saw stars dance in her vision as the blood flowed in her mouth. The she felt his hand gently caress her naked belly.

Oh, but what I want is more than your sex, child he purred at her I could pay five crowns in the street and get a whore who would please me more than you right now. What I want is that baby of yours. When that is cut from you, then we will sell you to a slaver. They will take you and sell you to someone who is interested in your worth for your looks and your body. That will be fine. But in a few candlemarks, that babe will be no longer yours to worry for. What say you there, girl? he asked, his face against hers, mere iinches form her and certainly close enough that she could smell his fetid breath.

Now.. the anaesthetic.. he said, and his fist rained once again on Rae'vyn's face.

And again

and.....

again.