A deal.

Nina stood in front of him, lifted the hem of her gown and showed off her leg. She smiled as she noticed the boy staring at her legs.

“How did you come to this?” Nina asked. “Speak boy.”

“I spoke against the Emperor. I protested and tossed a rock through one of his citizen's galleries. It hit a lantern by mishap and the building burnt down. Some of the king's favorite paintings were there. He locked me up and wanted to make an example out of me” he answered.

Nina caressed his hair as he spoke and then let him get a better view of her legs and up her dress.

“You have been a naughty boy. What made you do such a thing?” she asked.

“The noble men had been holding down the peasants.” the man answered, hoping to earn some of her pity.

“Yes, well, I guess we are just wicked creatures” the woman said. “You shiver boy... Do I scare you?”

“Yes." He hesitated for a moment before speaking a gain. "They... They whip me sometimes.”

“Oh, how shameful. I would never whip my slaves our of anger. Out of fun, well that's a whole different tale." The fair-haired girl smiled seeing the prisoner's reaction to her statement. "Tell me boy... How would you like to be free?”

“You can do that?” he asked with hope shining in his eyes.

“I do have some pull. If you were my ****, I'd take you under my wing... but you have to show that you’re worthy, that, despite your wicked ways, you will know your place and do as you are told” Nina explained.

“I will do anything" the man answered, drooping his head in defeat. "I will be yours.”

Her mind raced with wicked thoughts. It would be nice to have this boy as her lapdog to do with as she pleased. She thought of what to have him do.