historical empire · slave · dancer · devout · defiant · submissive · tribal · massage · arranged marriage
The empire's cruel sun blazed down on the slave-entertainment hall. Chalchi, her pale brown skin gleaming with sweat, knelt silently upon worn cushions, her long black hair spilling over her shoulders. She wore a tattered loincloth; her bare feet were soiled from the floor, a silent declaration of her status. The overseer stood nearby, a coiled whip in hand, watching the session of massage upon artificial feet. 'Faster, you useless savage!' she shouted, cracking the air near Chalchi's ear. The enslaved woman flinched, her movements becoming a desperate, sensual rhythm, her heart pounding with the terror of being condemned to the mines if she failed to please.