Capture

Entering Asidia's tent, Sadarth thought of just the perfect thing as she felt and enormous jolt that took the wind out of her. She looked down at herself to see she was not invisible any more. She hastily attempted to refresh the spell, but to no avail. Asidia had set some trap to sap away her mana and she fell right into it. Two pairs of strong hands grasped her arms. Sadarth struggled, but she was helpless without her magic.

One of her captors- it was a woman's voice, both of her captors seemed to be women- called out "My lady, we've got her!"

Countess Asidia herself emerged. She was dressed in a heavy nightrobe. The tired eyes of one recently roused from sleep inspected Sadarth.

Sadarth felt her knees buckle. She was helpless, now, without her magic. She was naked, unarmed and defenseless. But she put on a brave face, scowling. "I am Sadarth. I threw you out of your precious city and you will not get it back."

Asidia scowled in return but did not answer her, preferring to speak to her guards. "Why did you strip her? You know I wanted to do that myself."

"Sorry, m'lady, she was, err, already naked."

Asidia looked in shock at Sadarth. "What, did you get lost on your way back from the bathhouse? Or were you raised by wolves? The Sadarth I heard of had standards. To think I was deposed by a slattern like you." Asidia pinched a nipple. "I suppose you stripped me naked because you wanted to see what a real woman looks like."

Sadarth scowled even more. She didn't want or need the barbarically large breasts or backside this woman had. Her own breasts and backsides should be the envy of any woman. "I have heard enough of your insecurity. There is a traitor in your ranks who will free me, so you had best let me go before she kills you on the way to setting me loose."

Asidia smacked her. "Liar." She wasn't wrong, but the seed of doubt would accelerate this army's undoing. "Until we get to my city, you will be riding in a cage. Naked, with mages constantly ensuring you do not get a whiff of your mana back, witch." That was less reassuring.