Upon learning she was a servant, she was put in the fifties, with several other servants whose masters or mistresses had been unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of slavers.Upon learning she was a servant, she was put in the fifties, with several other servants whose masters or mistresses had been unfortunate enough to fall into the hands of slavers. Breaking with the Gryphon, which headed upriver to Lupa and much-needed repairs, the Iron Chain headed downriver for the northern ports of the Dark Empire and the Kish-Kar Mountains. The travel downriver lasted several days. Jess and Janesse plotted together, until the officer in charge of the slave hold heard them. Angered upon being informed, the captain ordered Jessica hauled out of the hold and chained to the mast. Giving only token resistance, Jess was chained to the mast so that the chains on her shackles ran behind the smooth spar of wood. |