"...I'm sure I can persuade her to show me a proper respect once I am her
owner. Now, what is your price for her?" "Sold," Fred replied, feeling much more cooperative after his near-death experience. He could no less handle this woman than he could handle slaying the Southern Dragon! He rubbed his throat and backed away from Astra, eyeing her uneasily. Gilder was ecstatic. "Then it's a deal!" he snapped his fingers and several scribes entered his private office. "Draw up the paperwork for a slave transaction," he orderd, noting the perplexed looks the scribes gave him. "It's perfectly legal, look it up! I will purchase her for the fair Allarian market value and in return she will be released - as Hespanish law dictates - as a 'guest' of the court. Well, don't just stare at me like a couple of asses, get to it!"As the scribes scuffled about, Gilder turned his attention back to the foreigners. "There's only one more detail of business we need to go over, ...Lord Fred, was it?" "That's right.""Where do you wish to be deported to? I can take you to any port of call, within reason, on one of my most luxurious ships..."
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