To the airlock.

You're guided by the scaled Master through another corridor, to a door that is shaped differently from the rest. You follow through it and the 'airlock' behind it to a series of halls that are built completely differently from before. The corridors before were all dark, and lined with the sleeping forms of your fellow humans. These halls are bright, and seem to glow at every available surface.

You're guided through the maze of lights to a round door that spirals open. As the scaled Master guides you beyond it, you find yourself in a room with a bed you recognize as built for reptilian species, and another desk with another scaled Master behind it. The Master who led you here snaps into a salute, and you stand at attention, as you've been trained.

The Master behind the desk wears scales of a reddish hue, and looks up distantly from his desk. "At ease, First. How did the vessel fair?"

The Master who led you here responds. "Badly, Captain. Half of the cargo is either missing or inaccessible. All that remain are the females. This one is the sample, as you've requested."

"Very well. Retrieve what cargo you can and pay the merchant his due. Leave the human on the bed."

'First' directs you to wait on the bed, and you do so, assuming the 'ready' position you're used to, with your legs spread and your breasts upward. You watch as the Master that led you here leaves, and wait, as told.

Time passes. You notice the Master look up at you a time or two, but he largely focuses on his work. After a little bit, the Master poses a question.

"What do you think of your situation, human?"

It suddenly occurs to you, from the secret, forbidden part of your mind, that you could answer however you like, instead of the proper, "I do not think, Master." that you're supposed to say.