The new guard ignores her and Digby’s warnings, continuing to make comments about her body.

Digby, who has been with Auren for a long time, tries to tell the new guard to not talk to her due to orders but doesn’t elaborate, though the new guard starts asking rude questions about her cunt, to which Auren responds that it’s impolite to do that. The following morning Auren is woken up and she starts to talk to one of the new guards that has joined the patrol around her cages. So she remembers her mother by the single star that she does see because it looks similar to the stars the night that she was pulled out of her bed. They never reached safety, but rather were attacked by thieves before they could even get out of the city, and she was bound and gagged. She continues to look at the bright side of the situation, which is that she has the single star peeking through the night.Īuren was just five years old when she was ushered out of her bed, and told by her parents to go with people who were taking the kids to safety, while the sound of fighting erupted nearby. As Midas leaves the atrium, Auren looks around it at all of the golden statues, floors and walls, before heading back to her rooms–without leaving the confines of her cage, she can walk to the atrium, the drawing room, the library and royal breakfast rooms, as well as her own personal rooms. Auren wonders why and Midas tells her that King Fluke of the Fifth kingdom will be leaving the following day to return to his own castle after working on their alliance. She walks back her comments and apologizes to him, to which he tells her that he should rest because she will be needed tomorrow. She does want to do more than sit and watch from behind the cage, but King Midas reminds her that there are whores out in the city living in squalor and her position could be a lot worse than it is. When he is finished, King Midas sends the saddles away and walks up to the golden cage, telling her that she is precious, and Auren cannot help but melt at his feet, hoping that he will continue touching her, loving her and protecting her.

There was a time when the king having sex with other women would have bothered her but he’s always appeased her saying that he’s doing it for the appearances and, and that she’s the one that truly has his heart. She occasionally sees a star out there, and wonders if the goddesses are paying attention to her. She continues to drink wine in boredom and eat that food that is placed on her side of the bars, while watching the orgy and also looking through the glass windows of the domed room at the snow falling outside. What It’s About: She watches through the golden cage as the King of the Sixth Kingdom of Orea has sex with his royal saddles–women and men employed by him for sex and pleasure.

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