A city in the valley

Lynneth looked down from the hilltop at the valley below. Yes, it was a city she had found! Her tired, aching muscles felt invigorated at the sight. She gathered herself, and went down the hill as fast as her legs could carry her. But little did she know exactly what kind of a city she was about to walk into as its lights grew closer and her hopes rose higher.

She made her way across meadows, and forded a small stream as the lights grew ever closer. The trail led her through a small patch of woods, and she plunged ahead, still unaware of the danger that now pursued her from the shadows of the trees.

Silently four dark figures followed Lynneth, finally overtaking her mid way through the woods. They pounced on her, and wrestled her to the ground. Two of them sat upon her as the other two subdued her flailing arms and legs. Then the dark, shadowy figure straddling her torso slapped her across the face. "Stop struggling, or we will gut you like a pig."

Lynneth relaxed and stopped flailing and struggling against her captors. "That's better now" said the shadowy figure who had slapped her. The dark figures at her hands and feet clamped shackles and chains around her wrists and ankles as she was quickly immobilized. Hope had turned so suddenly into utter despair.

The shadowy figures slowly stood up and got off of Lynneth. One of them helped her to her feet. "You are our property now" he said to her. "Tell me, are you a virgin?" A knife quickly came to Lynneth's throat.

"A virgin" her voice cowered in response. Then she dared ask a question. "Who are you?"

"We are from the Rabidian Slavers Guild" the man with the knife answered. "Welcome to Rabidia, ****."