
1st of Winter, 514 AV
Nola sat quietly and watched the sale of a young girl, anxiety twisting in her stomach. Other slaves sat clustered around, all awaiting their turn up on the stage with the Auctioneer. Some, much like herself, appeared outwardly calm and collected, sitting with straight backs and patient expressions. Nola mirrored this, her gilded skin and darker colourings at odds with the others of more pale and subtle complexions. She chewed her lip and did her best to tune out the muffled sobs and whimpers of the other, less composed of the slaves. After all, she had her own problems and it wouldn't help her to obsess over others. Personally, Nola hated auctions, even when she wasn't the one for sale. It made her nervous, to have so many eyes studying her with such criticism.
The girl being auctioned was far younger than herself, with skinny arms and legs and thick blond curls. She was fairly cute, Nola noted and it was clear that she would grow to be quite the beauty. Apparently this was clear to the gathered crowd too, as the small girl seemed to be getting an abundance of offers, though Nola suspected it had more to do with a supposed Healing Gnosis. After a few moments the bidding was over and the girl was being ushered down the stairs on the opposite side of the stage to her new master, who had headed over to pay for the girl and gather her few belongings.
"Next to auction, a Domestic Cat Kelvic of three years, fully trained." Nola was prodded by a guard and she rose to her feet easily, allowing herself to be guided up onto the stage, walking stiffly to the center. Turning she faced the small crowd gathered before the stage, hands falling to fist in her lose fitting, worn pants. Nola fought to keep her face passive and blank, doing her best to ignore the sweat she could feel beading at the back of her neck, under her long dark hair. "Hailing, ladies and gentlemen, from the distant lands of the Ekytol Region, and disciplined by the skilled, multi-armed Eypharian lords and ladies. Not just a pretty face, she is proficient in the art of massage, and is accompanied by a Masseuse's Toolkit." The man paused and glanced down to the notes in his hands. "Besides that her skill set includes some training in Dance and Cooking, though she lacks any considerable physical strength. She is no doubt the perfect addition to any bathhouse or as a obedient slave to a single master." As the Auctioneer called out her starting price, Nola tuned out and let her gaze fall to the rest of the pavilion, eying the more common stock shackled to iron poles for the viewing of others, and those gathered to bid.