“For some reason she couldn’t understand, Eliza wasn’t chosen. Aldith even had to go back a second time. Whatever their reasons for skipping her, Eliza thanked the Gods that she’d been left alone. When Cordith returned after her bout of pleasuring the crew, she collapsed on the deck, her body shaking. “Your turn will come, child.” Eliza couldn’t meet her eyes. “It’ll be all the worse for the waiting. When they come for you, take your mind away. Imagine you’re in the village cleaning fish. Pictur...e yourself by the river mending nets. Don’t focus on what they do.” “Why are you telling me this?” “It’s for my benefit as much as yours.” Cordith rubbed her chest, wincing. “Are you well?” “No, I’m not well. I just lay with a dozen men. I ache, inside and out.” “I’m sorry,” Eliza whispered. “Aren’t we all.” The crew’s conversations took on a different tenor the morning of the eighth day. The weather had turned cooler, and they’d provided the captive women fur blankets to keep them from freezing in their thin dresses.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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