Slavery is so 1865

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drip drip drip away.

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It was hard to say the reason why Kanix was drawn back to Hargeon Town, why she was stepping foot on its cobblestones streets. But. . . she was here now and there was no turning back whence she came without knowing the reason why she was here. Something peculiar was going on in this old town, though she wasn't all too certain as to what it was that drew her. The feeling was just an inkling crawling along her skin; however, she was one to follow her instincts over anything else. So, here she was again, only this time, she was not here to pick up a passport or wander to the beach as she normally did. No, she was here for something entirely else, something that meant to her more than anything in the world at this very moment. Strangely enough, what was considered important to her was not important at all to others, hence why it was able to go under the radar.

She was drawn to Hargeon Town's main port, where all the large vessel and boats came to dock and bring in their catch or wares. Her senses screamed to get out of there because of the dangers that this massive port held, but she refused to listen this time. Something was going on here and she was going to get down to the bottom of it because danger wasn't something she liked. If anything, what was going on down here would need to eventually be handled anyway, either by her or other magi. The high chatter of the men and women at the dock rang into her ears, filling them with sounds that hurt more than anything else. Yet, she wandered deeper and deeper into the port, letting her senses of smell and touch guide her along the way. For her to be here, it was quite the dangerous thing, especially since she was not able to see what was in front of her.

Since her death, Ancalagon had left her side, wandering off to some unknown lands that she could care less about. It was more that she missed him because he was her eyes and ears in a way, and now, she was left blinded and helpless. She was determined not to show it, however, as she didn't want anyone worrying about her safety, but she shouldn't have been out there on her own. What she should've had was someone at her side, who was able to navigate the port better than she was currently able. For all she knew, someone could come and snatch her up, and she wouldn't have a chance against them because of her impairment. To her, it was strange how she relied on others so much, yet she felt as though she was the most independent person she knew. But each passing second led her to believe otherwise, tripping over her own feet, stumbling into box, and falling over anchors.

"Why, what's a pretty, little lady like you doing all alone on the port?" a deep and gruff voice echoed into her ears. It caused shivers to run down her spine and Kanix paused in her tracks, her body stiffing as she listened to him. "Don't you know that the port area is a dangerous place to be? You've got ruffians, thugs, pirates, and even the items across the grounds. What brings you down to the port anyway? You don't seem like the type of gal to get aboard a ship and sail the seas. . ." Kanix swallowed down a lump in her throat and found it hard to even manage words out, biting her lip to prevent her teeth from chattering. The man behind her sounded big and burly, and she knew that if her foresight was right, she would not be getting out of this unharmed. "Just gonna ignore me, little lady? I asked you a question, after all, don't you think it would be a bit polite to answer?"

Feeling his hands wrap around her waist, Kanix stiffened even more, swallowing yet another lump down her throat. "That is none of your business," she eventually was able to respond to him, no chattering of her teeth or quivering of her lip. "What I do in my spare time is to my own knowledge, not the knowledge of those who are not involved in my endeavors. Now, please, remove your hands from my body or the next thing that you're going to lose is not your fingers to frostbite, but your arms." She reached down to place her hands on his forearms, finding them to be extremely hairy, as well as heavily muscular. Kanix felt a whoosh of air leave her lips as the man's grip tightened even more around her waist and the ground leave her feet. A piercing wail of fear ripped from her throat and she struggled in the grasp of the sailor, who had no plans of letting her go.

"Unhand me, you fiend!" she yowled out, writhing in his grasp and kicking her legs, digging her nails into his flesh. However, the man seemed to ignore all the pain that she was trying to cause him and carried her toward his captain's ship. "What do you think you're doing, you scoundrel! I am not yours to just toss around all willynilly like you are now! You put me down this instant and I'll make sure that you go unharmed, just as I go unharmed when you let me go!" The man only laughed at her feeble endeavors and slung her over his shoulder, letting her kick and flail all she wanted. Frustrated that the man was not letting her go as she commanded, the stout woman let out a piercing scream again. He was not going to get away with this, and she would do everything in her power that she could possibly do to get free.

The man smacked her ass in retaliation to all of the screaming that she was doing, causing her to squeal, and then completely shut up.

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