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The whole of the night had been dull for Antony, he sat on in his chair with the prattle of other on lookers around him who would chat away with each other. He on the other hand had resolved to lay back in his seat and prop his head up on one arm.
The whole time since he arrived there had been only two or three items within the auction that seemed to catch his attention for the moment and that was within the first two dozen.

His sandy blonde hair draped passed down the sides of his as he kept his head down, he absentmindedly picked at one of the buttons on his black jacket. The red vest and tie was being adjusted every time he moved to compensate for his physical relocation. He could care less for the trivial sounds being made by the others as they continued to bid against one another.

He was glad that his seat was higher up and farther back then the other buyers, for fear that whatever it was that disgusted him about them was going to rub off.

It was then that the auctioneer spoke up about a special treat for the next item to be shown and as he spoke several of the stage men wheeled out a covered cage. However it was only that fact that he said the prize came from far across the globe that made him lean forward with slight interest.
It was only when he had the cover pulled off then did everyone feel the sudden change in the room, there was a sudden draw of quiet breath as they all took in what they were seeing and then an uproar of noise as they began to squabble. Antony placed his face in the palm of his hands as he could just imagine what extents they would go to just to have the prize.

She was a great beauty at least and that was not the only thing that he could see. Her dark creamy skin spoke of days in the sun and the lean form she had could describe that she worked for her survival before her capture. Her eyes shine with defiance and wonder as the world around her was revealed and he could see the glimmer in them as she focused on the multitude of faces around her.

"Let us start at 20 guineas" Antony raised his head when he heard the strangely low opening bid, but he easily knew what was going on after the first counter bid was placed. He started the bidding so low so the others would think they could get in and steal the prize at a lower cost and the high number of fools around would suffice in that measure.

"50"

"90"

"120"


The bidding was going up in sharp increments and it was then that Antony locked eyes with the girl in the cage, they shared for a moment an instant of sight between one another and then like that it was broken as arms were raised to bid.
He was getting upset now, the whole of the room was falling to disorder as he kept looking to try and see her again. The bidding was climbing as it had passed 800 guineas, a somber look passed on his face as he began to push his way down the steps. Pressing bodies aside he continued to press on until speaking out over the crowd.
"4,000.." His voice rang out clear as a bell tone over the now hushed voices in the large room. Many of those in accountancy could see who he was and the look in their eyes signaled that they would not dare speak up in opposition.

Only one spoke back "5,000.." said a portly man near the front of the crowd.
Antony had never seen him before so he must have been new and therefore was ignorant to who he was talking too. Antony chose to make example of him "8,000.. and I ensure that you wake in the morning" His stare was enough to make the man back down on its own merit. After which he looked at the auctioneer and waited patiently.

It took a moment for the man to snap back to reality before speaking with a trembling voice.."Going once.. twice.. and sold, to Sir Venos"

Several of the men return to cart the girls cage back behind the curtain and around the corner out of sight, but not before Antony catches sight of her once again.
Locking eyes one last time before he disappears from her view.