The next one made Eian pause, and he looked at the next in line: A brunette with a delicate face.
She looked a little unsightly and dirty, but somehow her beauty shone through.
He recognized her.
Even when living a slightly better life, Eian was still a slave. However, because he was favored and had relatively important and 'public-facing' jobs, he was given a decent room in the 'higher slaves' dormitories. This was where the stronger slaves, including many of those sent to help in the Inko war, lived.
Further, he had better food and clothes, so he was never unsightly and embarrassed the territory in events like these. He also got paid some bonuses whenever he did a good job, and he often used that to treat himself and his friends with some food.
He had met her when she was hauled in with a batch of new slaves, and he was shopping for the treats.
