heartofcourage
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(I am a huge fan of the work of Jean-Leon Gerome. One of my favorite paintings of his is of a woman being auctioned as a slave. If you are interested in joining me in this, RP please PM me with details about your character. I would like someone who is detailed and can post at least once a day)
http://www.jeanleongerome.org/158325/Selling-Slaves-in-Rome-large.jpg
She didn’t know why she was here in this strange land. Her home seemed like such a distant memory by now, conquered by a strong army who had taken her and turned her into a slave. She had sisters, a father, brothers…she’d never see them again. If she allowed panic to rule her heart, she would surely end up like the other simpering women around her. They cried day and night, lamenting what had been taken from them. It would be of no use to dream of the past. Rome was her future now.
The Quaestors called her a Gaul. They would spout the word like an insult as they spoke about the other women around her. They didn’t know quite what to make of her. She had been silent since she’d been taken, refusing to say a word to anyone. They asked her what her name was and she never answered. They grumbled about the price they would lose on someone like her, defective goods is what they called her. She wasn’t mute. She had nothing to say to those men. She had a name, one that she would keep to herself.
There was movement in the room where the women were kept, a panicked cry coming from the lips of a few as a guard moved among them, selecting some to follow him. She was one of the ones that he choose, his hand firm around her upper arm as he lead her towards a crowded room that was filled with people. She could hear their voices as they approached, the quick chatter of a quaestor as he talked about the charms of a woman who was displayed on a platform.
She was shocked to see that the woman was nude, men and women around the platform bidding in a flurry of upraised hands and quick voices. Her heart raced at the possibility that she would be going up there soon. No, she couldn’t possibly do that! The guard’s hand remained firm around her arm, keeping her beside him, ensuring that she wouldn’t run. Not that she could really get far in this unfamiliar land.
Two women later, it was her turn. She trembled as she was led to the platform, the simple garment that draped her body tugged aside by the guard before he stepped away and the quaestor began to address the crowd. She stared upon them with wide eyes, her lips dry as she struggled to not cover her intimate curves from their view. She could hear him describing her, using words that would make her blush. Unable to look out on the crowd any longer, she raised her arms and buried her face in the crook of her elbows, trying to ignore the flurry of bids that began.
http://www.jeanleongerome.org/158325/Selling-Slaves-in-Rome-large.jpg
She didn’t know why she was here in this strange land. Her home seemed like such a distant memory by now, conquered by a strong army who had taken her and turned her into a slave. She had sisters, a father, brothers…she’d never see them again. If she allowed panic to rule her heart, she would surely end up like the other simpering women around her. They cried day and night, lamenting what had been taken from them. It would be of no use to dream of the past. Rome was her future now.
The Quaestors called her a Gaul. They would spout the word like an insult as they spoke about the other women around her. They didn’t know quite what to make of her. She had been silent since she’d been taken, refusing to say a word to anyone. They asked her what her name was and she never answered. They grumbled about the price they would lose on someone like her, defective goods is what they called her. She wasn’t mute. She had nothing to say to those men. She had a name, one that she would keep to herself.
There was movement in the room where the women were kept, a panicked cry coming from the lips of a few as a guard moved among them, selecting some to follow him. She was one of the ones that he choose, his hand firm around her upper arm as he lead her towards a crowded room that was filled with people. She could hear their voices as they approached, the quick chatter of a quaestor as he talked about the charms of a woman who was displayed on a platform.
She was shocked to see that the woman was nude, men and women around the platform bidding in a flurry of upraised hands and quick voices. Her heart raced at the possibility that she would be going up there soon. No, she couldn’t possibly do that! The guard’s hand remained firm around her arm, keeping her beside him, ensuring that she wouldn’t run. Not that she could really get far in this unfamiliar land.
Two women later, it was her turn. She trembled as she was led to the platform, the simple garment that draped her body tugged aside by the guard before he stepped away and the quaestor began to address the crowd. She stared upon them with wide eyes, her lips dry as she struggled to not cover her intimate curves from their view. She could hear him describing her, using words that would make her blush. Unable to look out on the crowd any longer, she raised her arms and buried her face in the crook of her elbows, trying to ignore the flurry of bids that began.
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