Welcome to chapter four

The next day ...

After getting ready, and having breakfast, I had expected Mistress Elena and I to be on our way to wherever we were going, but that never happened.

I didn't need a giant sign that read something isn't right or that read there is something Mistress Elena isn't telling you. I was smart enough to realize that.

She had assembled all female humans ranging from ages eighteen to twenty-five in the large field in Ryauche, then with the help of some female fairies, she had proceeded to reduce their numbers by selecting the most beautiful females, before sending the ones she hadn't selected back, then she started examining each of the beautiful ones like they were the dresses in her closet.

"Are you a virgin ?", She asked the tall slender girl in front of her.

The girl's voice shook noticeably. "No mistress".

"How many men have had you ?", Mistress Elena inquired.

I tried to keep my expression neutral, even though all of this was making my brain wheel around in confusion in my head.

I clasped my hands together and rested them on my thighs, and just watched. Not like I had any other choice. Mistress Elena had demanded my presence and had ordered a chair way too large and unnecessary, for me to sit on in front of everyone.

I felt so awkward being positioned in such fashion in front of so many human females.

"Sixteen I think Mistress", the girl answered.

"And how old are you?".

"Eighteen".

I shuddered. Sixteen men and she was younger than me.

Mistress Elena asked her to twirl so she could examine her, and when she did, Mistress Elena ordered one of the security guards to take the girl out of her sight.

Something had displeased her.

I watched as the security fairy roughly dragged the girl that wasn't even resisting or fighting to warrant such roughness, away.

So far, I had noticed Mistress Elena was looking and hoping to find virgins, but as a human, it was impossible to find virgins above the age of fourteen.

So far, she had only selected eleven females from the numerous lining the field. The girls were all incredibly beautiful and had pleased her in some way, most importantly, they had all been involved sexually with three or four fairies maximum.

Anyone that displeased her, she sent back to work. Curiosity dug its claws deep inside me.

Why was she doing this?
What did she need them for?

"How many men have had you ?", She asked the girl in front of her.

Her voice wavered a little but not like the other girls when she spoke. "I am a virgin Mistress".

My brows furrowed. That was impossible. She was exceptionally beautiful just like the others and judging from her mannerisms, she must have had a lot of fairies wanting to sleep with her.

Mistress Elena gave her a long scan from head to toe. If she was lying, Mistress Elena was sure to know, and it truly wouldn't end well for her. "And how old are you ?".

"I am nineteen Mistress ", she delivered, her eyes to the ground.

Mistress Elena hummed. "I am curious to know how you have managed to keep your virginity for this long".

" I have worked with the males in the farms and stables for years Mistress, I have never been seen by a visitor"

That explained so much.

Mistress Elena hummed, and a smile graced her face. She only ever smiled in front of me, so watching her lips stretch in front of the female was surprising.

"That pleases me", Mistress Elena stated, "And what is your given name?".

She answered, " It is takka two Mistress". That meant worker two in fairy language.

Mistress Elena asked her to stand with the others she had selected and proceeded to the next one. She was in the middle of asking another guard to take the female out of her sight when Madam Fray walked across the field, to meet Mistress Elena.

She curtsied, "Good day mistress, I'm sorry to disturb you, but the seamstress has sent her pet with the dresses you had ordered for. Shall I take Prefon so she may try them on ?".

My brows scrunched, why did I need to try on dresses?
I had more than enough.

Mistress Elena addressed Madam Fray while gesturing with her hands for the girl to be taken away from her sight, as she moved to the next one. "Yes, but leave her with the seamstress's pet. Prefon doesn't like your presence. I don't want you making her uncomfortable while she tries on the dresses".

I became more uncomfortable at that moment. I could feel Madam Fray's hatred for me rolling off her in scorching waves.

Mistress Elena then walked over to me and pressed her soft lips to my forehead. Noticing the longing looks the female humans threw at us made me even more uncomfortable. But I tried not to show it.
Conceal, and pretend. Mistress Elena always told me.

"Go darling, I'm sure you have so many questions, and I shall answer all later".

I nodded, " Okay Mistress".

I stood from my seat, bobbed a curtsy, and followed Madam Fray quietly out of the field.

***

"I still don't understand what the Mistress sees in a good for absolutely nothing like you", Madam Fray seethed, as we walked down the familiar hallway to Mistress Elena's room.
"You aren't even that beautiful", she muttered.

I didn't see the need to reply.

"I can't wait for when you get sold", she spat, before opening the large door that led into Mistress Elena's chambers.

I walked in and thanked her. She reciprocated by slamming the door harshly in my face.

I sighed and with a shake of my head turned around to see a girl with freckled skin and dark curls. Her face looked down at the carpet that covered Mistress Elena's floor.

"Hello", I greeted.

She looked up and gave a little curtsy which I found very unnecessary because we were both humans, even if we had different owners.

"Good day, I have the dresses your Mistress ordered, shall we begin trying them out?", She asked, and I looked behind her at the clothing racks that contained dresses of all kinds of materials, crystals, ribbons, and fur.

I nodded grimly. "Of course".

***

I stood in front of the full-length mirror wearing a sheer dress covered with thousands of crystals. It was also backless, and very much not what I wanted to wear to go anywhere. My undergarments were on full display.

I noticed all the dresses were very body-revealing. Most were backless, with either crystals or fur strategically placed on the intimate areas, and I kept wondering; What were these for?

Mistress Elena had never asked me to wear something like this before.

"Miss?", The girl called jeering me from my train of thought.

I turned to her.

She offered a smile. "You look lovely. Your Mistress will love this dress".

I nodded, an okay falling off my lips.

Something I wasn't going to like was coming, I could feel it.

"I guess I should be on my way now then", she told me, and I nodded again, this time without a word.

Warm fingers curled around my arm, pulling my attention away from my reflection. Her eyes met mine, "You'll be alright".

The way she said it, like she pitied me was my undoing.
"What's going on ?", I asked her, and she appeared puzzled by my question.

" You don't know?", She questioned, her eyebrows bunching. "If you don't know when everyone in the kingdom already knows, then your Mistress has a reason for not informing you. I do not wish to be the type of ...".

I grabbed her hand and pleaded. " Please tell me. Mistress Elena is gathering females, and she won't be done anytime soon. Trust me, her chamber is very safe, whatever you tell me remains between us".

Uncertainty flared in her eyes, and she seemed to be fighting an internal battle.

"Please", I begged. "I need to know".

"Your Mistress will inform you I'm sure", she stated.

"Yes she will, but she won't tell me the whole truth. I need to know what's going on. Why did she travel without telling me where she was going? and then she comes back days later, still keeping her whereabouts secret? What is she gathering females for?".

The girl shook her head a little. " You won't like the answers".

"Tell me", I pressed.

"There's a ball in two days, but this will be no ordinary ball", she began.

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