The man hung stiff, the floor beneath him was stained with old blood. Blood dripped from his left eye and the right eye could not be seen through the swollen purple and black bruise. He wasn't wearing a shirt or pants but had a blood stain cloth hanging around his hip. His chest was full of scars, and a new gash bled on the side of his left hip bone. The man, once a strong server of the slum,s was nothing more then a caged boy. Hanging limp by his wrist, unconscious.

"Heal him and tend to his wounds. I will be back in a day or two to continue. Make sure he is fully healed" Said a sweet voice.

"yes m'lady" Replied the young Shurkiz. The young girl to bowed as the older Shurkiz left the room slamming the Black marble doors behind her.

At the sound of the door the man groaned and his head rolled to the side.

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A smile slowly crawled across the woman's face. She moved down the dark hall and climbed a set of stairs leading to the Highest level of the Mansion.

"Lady Aderrain" A younger Shurkiz lady called as she bowed and moved towards the women.

The older Shurkiz kept moving forward as if she heard nothing. She turned and walked through the White marble doors. The room was bathed in darkness except for the Candles that hung from the six pillars in the grand chamber. The night sky could be seen through the sky light and a grand throne was lit in a soft blue light. The Shurkiz women moved to the other end of the room, her movements making no sound and she sat on the throne and looked to the younger women with a smile on her face.

" What is it you have to bother me with tonight Nith?" The women said as she crossed her legs.

The young lady moved forward, her Dark blueish black hair shinning in the glow of the candles. Her face soft with dark maroon eyes, her skin palm and silvery.

"Sister I am to assume the meeting with the matron Mothers did not go well" she said in a gentle tone making sure not to upset her sister.

Aderrain's smile disappeared. "They are old and rule this city in the old ways." She rose from her set and stared into her sister her eyes full of fire. "BE GONE WITH YOU" she yelled at her sister. Nith turned and ran out of the room, away from her sisters furry. As she closed the door behind her she heard a magical blast hit the door. Nith sighed. " I guess she will be back to the dungeon tonight." with another deep sigh she looked down the hall. "it is unfortunate that I wasn't able to tell her of the sickness going around in some of the workers. Oh well its not important anyway."

Nith made her way down the hall wanting to be out of her sister wrath. A second after Nith was out of sight, the main chamber the doors swung open and Aderrain walked through the doors holding a teddy bear.

"We shall have some fun tonight wont we Etain." With that she walked to the lower dungeons, breaking everything in site.

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