Her clothing had been tailored to deceive, and she wore an iron and cloth contraption to hold in the bulges, which the sailor who had inspected her in the cell before giving her the new clothes had decided to let her keep to expedite getting the prisoners secured.Her clothing had been tailored to deceive, and she wore an iron and cloth contraption to hold in the bulges, which the sailor who had inspected her in the cell before giving her the new clothes had decided to let her keep to expedite getting the prisoners secured. Brianna wept and wailed bitterly as her precious secret about her flawless body was revealed. Holding her down, a pair of laughing slavers sliced the leather fastening straps with their knives instead of working with all the buckles and hasps, and peeled it off of her. They ceremoniously chucked it over the side into the river amid a sarcastic hailing salute and much jeering from the other slavers and sailors. "She says she's Princess Brianna. Put her with the other two `Princess Briannas;'at least those two have bodies becoming of royalty and will have some chance of selling at a royal profit. Spot Twenty." Agnes, being nondescript, was questioned about her part in this. Being wiser than her mistress, Agnes gave a brief summary of her life and meeting Jess and Janesse, but left out all the details that might reveal any true identities. |