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<blockquote data-quote="Jago" data-source="post: 6972109" data-attributes="member: 6855130">[align=left]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x111/tranced89/Kaniel%20Avatar.png[/align]~ Kaniel did not trust this woman. He did not trust this place: it reminded him of the slave markets in Qudra, where he had seen many like himself stand upon the block and be auctioned off. Pieces of meat to be traded and sold at a whim. He was lucky: the Mamluk had taken him, and thus given him status, a power that no other man may touch.The others ... While a Slave was expected to be treated well by his master, Chains were still Chains, even if the hand holding them was gentle.However, Jina spoke of The Vultures, and this piqued Kaniel's curiosity. This Tribe was known to him. All the Tribes of the High Desert were, but the poor Uqab did not have the reputation his proud House of Nasr did. Eagles soared above such scavengers, but that was where he took conflict with Jina's assessment.&quot; You consider House Uqab to have robbed you?&quot; he finally spoke up, narrowing his yellow eyes at the smuggler, &quot; They live up to their name: Vultures. Rare is it that we see them attack to secure their prize, unless the prey was already weakened to begin with. They must have outnumbered your men greatly, or your men must have had some disadvantage to them, for the Uqab to be so bold.&quot;He let the statement hang in the air: The Hakima already seemed to have a handle on the woman, and Salahuddin was trying a, er, different approach, but he wanted them to have all the information at the very least.[sblock=Kaniel's Insight]Our Mamluk tries to discern if Jina is giving the entire story: [roll0][/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jago, post: 6972109, member: 6855130"] [align=left]http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x111/tranced89/Kaniel%20Avatar.png[/align]~ Kaniel did not trust this woman. He did not trust this [I]place[/I]: it reminded him of the slave markets in Qudra, where he had seen many like himself stand upon the block and be auctioned off. Pieces of meat to be traded and sold at a whim. [I]He[/I] was lucky: the Mamluk had taken him, and thus given him status, a power that no other man may touch. The others ... While a Slave was expected to be treated well by his master, Chains were still Chains, even if the hand holding them was gentle. However, Jina spoke of The Vultures, and this piqued Kaniel's curiosity. This Tribe was known to him. All the Tribes of the High Desert were, but the poor Uqab did not have the reputation his proud House of Nasr did. Eagles soared above such scavengers, but [I]that[/I] was where he took conflict with Jina's assessment. [color=darkorange][b]" You consider House Uqab to have robbed you?"[/b][/color] he finally spoke up, narrowing his yellow eyes at the smuggler, [color=darkorange][b]" They live up to their name: Vultures. Rare is it that we see them [I]attack[/I] to secure their prize, unless the prey was already weakened to begin with. They must have outnumbered your men greatly, or your men must have had some disadvantage to them, for the Uqab to be so bold."[/b][/color] He let the statement hang in the air: The Hakima already seemed to have a handle on the woman, and Salahuddin was trying a, er, [I]different[/I] approach, but he wanted them to have all the information at the very least. [sblock=Kaniel's Insight]Our Mamluk tries to discern if Jina is giving the entire story: [roll0][/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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