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Amy had been optimistic she could trust Skye, but still cautious. But after walking with her outside the year for a bit, she felt much better about it. No longer having any doubt she was happy to stay. Some care still had to be taken, she could let anyone know, outside of select groups, like they would find at the show. But as long as the secret was kept, there did not appear to be anything left to worry about. She continued to walk slowly for a little bit. The trick was to keep Skye somewhat used to it, so she did not look too strange around others, but not too used to it. Keep her feeling the living like a dog was her true self. "We

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Skye followed Amy out of the fence once she had got her footing. For the first time since before her training she was on the other side of the fence. It felt almost surreal. She could not believe it. She had not thoughts about running or escaping, her legs did not move, they only walked with Amy, following her very closely as they walked and nodded at her words. Even if she had managed to escape, she probably would not be able to make it out in those woods but still, being out and walking like this brought a smile to her face. She was happy that Amy put so much trust into her. She was happy to have proven herself this much.

Anahel nodded as the other girl gave a brief list of some of what they needed. “Yes I see, it would be no problem for me to conjure up some of those materials and things but I’m afraid I would have no idea what to do with them…” she then looked over at Mirina and suggested something, “maybe we could head into town today and see if we can find a professional who can help restore your home. We could even do a little clothes shopping for you and maybe pick up some ingredients for later on,” she told Mirina with a small smile.

It was a good question. The place had been beaten up some and mostly looted. In the long run there was a lot of work to do. Eventually the fields would have to be replanted, new animals brought in, but fixing the place up was the immediate goal. The other girl looked over the house. “Replacing missing material, wood for the fire, pots, pans, silverware, little things like that would be important. Very little was left in here.” Other than the walls themselves and the bed, she was not sure even left here that Mirina may have much attachment to. Little of sentimental value. Still it was her home, and she would help the slave try to rega

Anahel nodded and said, “yes… that is something to consider… well yeah, maybe all we really can do for now is to rebuild the house the way it was, we can think about restoring the farm when the war is all done,” she told them. She then took the bedding and pillows inside and swapped them out for the old ones. Moments later she nodded and said, “this new bedding will be the first step to rebuilding this place. What should we work on now?”

Mirina did not say anything, about how she would not be in the town long term. Just here as long as her mistress was. The family farm was convenient as a place to sleep while they remained here, but after that she would follow them wherever they went. Likely to end up living somewhere rather different long term. “Well, I can help. We can rebuild it a little. But both of us will need more help long term. A farm really should have more hands on it.” The other girl offered her thoughts as they walked back to the house. In her case, she figured she had to try to find a husband soon. With so few women left, there was not much compet

Oh, yeah, I suppose that certainly clears things up for me. Thanks for the heads up. (I was also totally joking about the purge-)

Anahel was contempt to do more work with Mirina until Maxim needed her. Thanks to their bound and her spell whenever the time was right and he called, she would know and come rushing back. As the other girl from the neighboring farm came over, Anahel smiled and said, “thank you so much. This is much appreciated. The old bed in there was good for the most part but I imagine this will feel much better,” she said taking the bedding and pillows from the girl, using her incredible strength and magic to hold everything, making it seem effortless. “I’ll take these inside, maybe after we can get started on this farm and you could help me and Mirina g

Mirina was a little surprised it was still that and not looking for the Prince. She had to wonder how much longer they were going to remain here. Though she figured the Prince would come look for her mistress if he felt it was time to go. "Usually just work around the farm. Housework, caring for the animals." While she was explaining this, the other girl from yesterday came up the field, a bit of a strange look on her face. Carrying the bedding she had said she was leaving to get. "Ah, sorry I did not make it back last night. I got tangled up with work back home. I brought the new bedding, like I said. You will have cleaner things t

Anahel soon began to clean Mirina’s clothes and used her magic to dry them. She then presented her with the other and watched as she got dressed. It was nice to see her clean like this, it was a welcomed sight, a sight that made Anahel feel like she was one step closer to helping the girl. Once done she got up and said, “alright, let’s see what we can do today. What kind of work would you usually do before you were a slave?”

Mirina had not really expected that. It did feel good, the rubbing of her head and the gentle touches of her body. The actual washing was a little strange feeling, she let it happen though, the first proper bath to that degree she ever had it. It felt a little strange, but she could not really complain. Soap and shampoo was something she had been aware of but had little experience. After her mistress was done, she sat there with the towel, drying herself slowly as the clothes were cleaned, getting used to the feeling of being washed. She was not bothered by the idea of wearing other stuff too, that was not new. But once they got moving

Anahel nodded and said, “I see… get undressed then, I’ll treat you to a proper bath.” With that, Anahel left for a moment going back into the house and then re-emerging with a wash cloth and a towel. She then used her magic to conjure a block of soap and a small bottle of shampoo. She also had a bucket with her and smiled, “close your eyes for a bit.” Once Mirina was undressed and had clothes her eyes, Anahel scooped up some water into the bucket and dumped it over Mirina a few times, getting her entire body and hair wet. Once that was done, she placed some of the shampoo into her hands and began to rub it i to Mirina’s hair, rubbing her hand

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Amy did not want to confuse Skye too much. This was about making sure she could blend in on the rare occasions they needed to do this. She slowly, letting Skye get her footing, walked to a locked fence door. She unlocked it and led Skye outside. It was wilderness, the nearest house not in sight. Mostly fields, with some trees. “We don’t do this very often, but every once in a while, for the rare cases we have to do it.” The possibility of Skye needing to see a doctor on occasion was the most likely reason, though maybe other things would be needed on occasion. As they took a new sort of walk, she watched to see what Skye did, how clo