Omen Reading

[11:59]  Kutai: I see we have a sleen waiting to be sacrificed
[11:59]  shakti looks upon the Man in the furry hat...yes, Master, girl came to listen
[12:00]  Kutai: its time to start the ceremony
[12:00]  shakti smiles
[12:00]  zocern: i came to keep her safe
[12:00]  Kutai: lets go
[12:01]  Kutai: Tal Aphris
[12:01]  Aphris: Tal kutai
[12:01]  Hareena: Tal Lady Aphris
[12:01]  Aphris: tal all
[12:01]  Nadi: Greetings Mistress ......watches carefully the movements of the sleen...sits at a safe distance to be able to run
[12:01]  mia: Greetings Mistress
[12:02]  Aphris strugles to keep the old sleen quiet
[12:02]  shakti smiles at the Lady, pretty in blue...greetings, Mistress
[12:03]  Aphris nods to the slaves and greets the strange warrior " Tal sir"
[12:03]  Kutai looks if all are present
[12:03]  zocern: tal Lady
[12:04]  shakti: scoots closer to her escort, eying the sleen cautiously
[12:04]  Aphris keeps the sleen close since its a dangerous animal
[12:05]  Kutai: you can control that beast, Lady Aphris?
[12:05]  Aphris nods

[12:05]  Kutai stands at the altar, his sharp eyes wander over the rolling hills of the valley of the omens. Today he has to do a special reading, not about ubars, not about cities, not about the normally eager free women, not about cities or tribes. Today he must read the hearts of animals, animals which will sacrifice their lives for the pleasure of hunters, who sacrifice their lives for the braveness of men, who fall for the cooking pots of the four tribes Tuchuk, Kataii, Kassar, Paravaci, who die to fill the stomachs of the people of the plains, of the wagons.
[12:07]  Aphris switches the sleen to keep it quiet as if it understands its fait
[12:07]  shakti flinches hearing the switch, whip through the air
[12:08]  Kutai looks over the people present, the people of the four tribes, hunters from several areas of Gor, all brave hunters. He also sees the free women and kajirae, ready to support the hunts, to clean the animals, to pluck the vulo. To prepare the meals. He greets them all welcome, he knows they must be eager for the outcome of the reading so he makes a gesture to the Lady Aphris, having the herd sleen at the leash.
[12:08]  Aphris: stupid animal
[12:09]  Aphris pulls the sleen closer to the harusphex
[12:09]  Nadi: a slight tremble goes through her tiny body watching the sleen, hoping the Mistress has a good hold on his collar
[12:09]  Kutai sees how Lady Aphris brings an old and weathered herd sleen. The animal has done duty for many years and caught several escaped slaves. But now its getting old, his speed is lacking as its smell capabilities. Instead of letting it suffer to a slow old age death, the animal gets an honorable role in the Hunting Days. The role of being the holy sacrifice for the Open Sky, and to deliver its liver so the prediction for the hunting days will be read.
[12:10]  Aphris notices the sleen snarls at the kajirae, his usual bait, not knowing it will self die now
[12:11]  mia keeps an eye on the sleen warily . ready to run should it move towards her
[12:11]  shakti scoots even closer to her Escort shuddering as the sleen passes
[12:11]  Wild Sleen v1.2 tries to bite Aphris
[12:12]  Kutai walks slowly to the herd sleen, his quiva out of its sheath in his hand. The old animal snarls to him, tries to bit him, as if not knows what its fate will be. Kutai is however quick and he grabs the animal in the neck and bends it sideways. In the same movement he plunges his quiva in the neck vein of the animal. A quick stab and fast retreat. The blood spurts out of the small wound, soon weakening the old sleen, only the hand of the haruspex prevents it from toppling down at the grassy ground of the altar hill.
[12:12]  Aphris kicks the sleen when it tries to bite her
[12:13]  Aphris sees the animal die, after its last attempt to kill
[12:13]  shakti grits her teeth and cringes as the blood spills
[12:13]  Nadi: gasps at the sight of spurting blood, watching as the sleens body grows limp
[12:13]  mia watches... eyes wide as the blood spurts
[12:15]  Kutai grinses as he sees Lady Aphris was almost bitten "let tat bea warning for the huts tomorrow""
[12:16]  Kutai looks at the dead sleen en bends over it, with his hand he rolls the animal at its back. The haruspex takes his bloodied quiva and sews open the belly. With his free hand he pulls the belly of the reptilic animal open and jerks out the inner organs, searching for the liver. After a minute he discovers the still warm organ and stands up. He holds the blooded liver high up so all spectators can see it, then he turns around and bends over its red brownish colored surface.
[12:17]  Aphris puts an ugly face when she sees the bloodied throbbing organ
[12:17]  shakti eyes wide looking at the large juicy liver, she licks her lips
[12:18]  mia Garside watches the blood steam as it runs from the liver
[12:18]  Aphris: even the livers of sleens are vile
[12:19]  Nadi: the smell of blood fills her nostrils....nadi swoons a bit....the regains her composure sitting quiety listens to the wise words of the Haruspex
[12:19]  zocern look on with my eye missing the hunting and last time i fight one
[12:21]  Kutai studies the oxblood surface of the liver, mingled with smaller and bigger dark spots. The pattern is always different and shows what the future might bring. Might, since no future path is sure, there are many, some are more likely to happen, and the knowledge of the haruspex in combination with the pattern of the red and dark red of the liver will give the most likely way.
[12:22]  shakti fidgets in anticipation, eyes fixed on the Haruspex
[12:22]  Aphris looks at Kutai when he does his mystic hocuspocus, since she grew up in a city as a scribe and has second knowledge she is a bit sceptic about his religious skills
[12:25]  Kutai sees several dark, almost black spots, such can be interpreted that several sleen will be caught and that the hunt will be successful. He however signals also some reddish stripes, meaning the hunt will cause victims, Maybe wounded, maybe fatal, maybe a hunter or an insignificant thrall or kajira. He sees not deep red spots so he concludes that probably no dead among the hunters will fall, still he will warn them to be cautious, and ask for the presence of healers to care for the wounded since sleen claws and teeth make deep not fatal wound, infection however lays around the corner
[12:26]  Aphris: and?
[12:28]  Kutai studies again the lobes but comes to the same conclusion, a dangerous but successful hunt. He turns around to face the public which all watch him in anticipation. He orders a kajira to bring him a goblet of water “Nadi bring me some water, harta you wench, the people are waiting”
[12:29]  Nadi: Yes Master quickly moves to his boot with some water an a bowl
[12:29]  Aphris: water?
[12:29]  Aphris: ...HAHAHAHA!!...
[12:29]  Aphris: normally you drink paga
[12:30]  Kutai ignores the free woman
[12:30]  shakti (thyme.lordenwych) watches the Lady in blue curiously
[12:30]  Nara Zsun: lowering herself quickly proffers up the bowl of fresh water...her eyes to the ground in respect

[12:31]  Kutai takes the bowl from Nadi "you may return to your place"
[12:31]  Nara Zsun: nadi looks at the slain sleen....her emerald eyes...keep to the groun
[12:31]  Nara Zsun: Yes Master
[12:32]  Kutai drinks the water to clear his dry throat and starts to speak “the sleen has spoken, its liver is clear, the Open Sky has opened her hidden information” he waits a few seconds for effect only and then continues “the hunt will be successful, many sleens will be caught”.
[12:33]  Nadi rocks back on her heels smiling at the reading....surely her Master will be successful an safe from the teeth an claws of the sleen.
[12:35]  shakti smiles up at her Escort, thanking Him once again for bringing her
[12:36]  Aphris has hunted sleen herself and knows this will not be an easy hunt, she remembers the last bite attempt of the dying od sleen, almst dead and still lethal. No the hunters will have to do their utmost best
[12:37]  zocern: smiles down at her you know i like to take you
[12:37]  Kutai ends his reading by stating “beware! Hunting is not without danger, we can only pray that the Open Sky will protect the hunters, but as in the Tuchuk tradition only the skilful get the heavens blessing, the weak will be prey for scavengers” he drinks again some of the water “I wish all hunters happy hunting, and may you return with a sleen heart, and not leave your bones in the earth of the plains”
[12:37]  shakti turns up her nose as the bird pecks at the liver, shivering as the blood still flows but slowly from the sleen
[12:39]  shakti over excited claps joyously listening to the last words of the Haruspex
[12:39]  Aphris nods at the words of Kutai " last hunt 2 kajirae which were used as sleen bait to lure them out of the hills, were severly wounded"
[12:40]  mia gulps swallowing hard
[12:40]  Nadi: gulps her head jerking quickly to the Mistress hearing her words...hopes she will be used to prepare the food an dance an not be used as lure
[12:41]  Aphris: I am once bitten by a herd sleen, when we ra eh visited the Kassar, we had several almost fatal injuries, even among outriders"
[12:42]  shakti looks at the Lady wide eyed as she talks of sleen bait, her hand going to the kilt of her escort, clinging tightly
[12:42]  Nadi: moves her slender fingers over her open mouth trying to cover it....listens closely....
[12:42]  Kutai: "what kind of sleen were that Aphris, that they were so vicious and extra vile""
[12:43]  zocern: it be ok girl smiels down at her and pat her head
[12:43]  shakti: so tomorrow we hunt...tonight we drink wine? she whispers up at the Warrior and giggles
[12:44]  zocern: not wine for me Paga for me smiles down at her
[12:44]  shakti grins
[12:45]  Aphris: "they were breeded by my friend the Hiute taluna Takak Su, she breeds the most mean herd sleens in Gor. I knew them but we did not know she had sold some to the Kassar, with almost disastrous results, they were so mean the even started attacking the Kassar themselves ((result 10 people downed by 2 herd sleen))
[12:45]  Kutai sheaths his quiva after cleaning it at the grass
[12:47]  Kutai: lets have some drinks to refresh ourselfs

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------------------------ Preparing meal --------------------------

[09:05]  Hakimba: can you also cook a good soup nadi?
[09:05]  Nadi: If the Mistress will allow My Master. smiles
[09:06]  Hakimba: i think she will allow
[09:06]  Nadi: Yes Master....
[09:08]  Nadi: Looks up to the Mistress an runs to fill a kettle with water to put on the fire
[09:08]  Hakimba: Aphris do you aggree that nadi may cook a soup also?
[09:09]  Aphris: she may cook
[09:09]  Aphris: i am lazy today
[09:09]  Nadi: thank you Mistress
[09:09]  Aphris: i shot some vulo's
[09:09]  Aphris: so we have food
[09:10]  Aphris: furthe cheese, boskmeat, milk etc
[09:10]  Hakimba: ah very good
[09:10]  Hakimba: so we have food for any guests we can invite
[09:10]  Nadi: MMMM I will make a vulo soup....and I see a sleen roast on the counter you just cut Mistress if you like I will prepare them
[09:13]  Aphris: sleen?
[09:13]  Aphris: well have try then
[09:13]  Nadi: nods yes Mistress I will do my best
[09:14]  Aphris: I have no recepts for sleen
[09:18]  Hakimba: hmmm i think as all meat the sleen needs to be cooked well done
[09:18]  Hakimba: otherwise it will be like leather
[09:18]  Nadi: smiles I have watched a Mistress prepare one....I willl do my best to make a delicious meal
[09:18]  Aphris: like a turtle
[09:19]  Aphris: or a snake
[09:19]  Aphris: crocodile
[09:20]  Hakimba: yes
[09:20]  Nadi: going to the pantry in the public wagon...nadi takes a basket laying the sleen roast in it she picks up a wooden box of stinging spices. Some garlic and red salt and pepper....
[09:26]  Nadi: oh yes Mistress..setting the sleen roast on a cutting board nadi takes a bowl adding a handful of flour, salt an pepper she mixes it we...then opens the wooden box of stinging spices...adding two handfuls she closes the box an sets it aside. Mixing the ingredients in the bowl she massages them into the sleen roast making sure every part of the meat is covered..
[09:30]  Nadi: with her hand she holds her palm over the grill finding a hot spot to place the roast...smiles lifting the roast an lays it on the grill...listening to the crackle of the fat immediately...with a long prong she moves the meat around searing each side until it appears to have an nice crust to hold all the juices in. Then with two prongs she moves the meat to the board again.
[09:31]  Nadi: Taking hold of the large skewer over the fire pit she forces the sleen roast onto the skewer an sets it back on the fire to roast to a hopefully tender meal for the Free
[09:31]  Aphris watches the girl preparing the meal, normally the work of the free woman, but today she wanted rest herself and delegated the work to the slave who seemed skilled enough in preparing sleen
[09:34]  Hareena comes closer, becouse she smells the good foot
[09:35]  Hareena: tal lady aphris
[09:35]  Hareena: tal nadi
[09:35]  Nadi: reaching into the basket...nadi removes the vulos the Mistress has already plucked an cleaned. Reaching into her pouch she takes out her ulo an starts to cut the legs off.....then the wings....an then trims the rest of the vulo into nice sized pieces....opening the wooden box with the stinging spices...she sprinkles the vulos pieces covering them well...then leaning up on her knees she drops them into the boiling water kettle on the fire. From the small bowls in her basket she add a sprinkle of red salt then some pepper...
[09:36]  Nadi: Tal Mistress smiles back to her
[09:36]  Aphris: I think the sleen will have a strong taste, i have eaten wild animals before, and they really taste different from the tame ones of the same species
[09:37]  Nadi: yes true Mistress is an aquired taste for sure...nadi wrinkles her nose...not really having tasted much food herself...only what her Master will allow
[09:38]  Nadi: moving to the sleen roast with the prong nadi turns the meat to roast evenly on all sides...watching closely not wanting it to burn...inhales the wonderful aroma as it fills the area around the pit
[09:40]  Aphris has once eaten rotten shark, that had a sharp taste. It was food she got from a friend, a hunter, in Torvaldsland. Torvaldsland a country she does no longer visits since some have threatened to collar her, because she had laid siege once with Kataii outriders at their village, an insult not lightly forgiven, But well earned since those whale blubber eaters had enslaved a Kataii free woman and stripped and raped her
[09:41]  Nadi: moving back to the cutting board nadi turn it over not wanting to contaminate the things she is about to cut with vulo juices....she takes out some freshly washed kort...an cut it in large pieces...laying it aside not wanting to add it until the soup is almost finished...she uses her ulo to cut up a piece of garlic into tiny pieces....tossing them into the kettle....with a large wooden spoon she stirs the vulo as it start so to cook
[09:49]  Nadi: looking at the sleen roast hearing the dripping juices crackle in the fire...she again turns it with the long prong... MMMM starting to look good Mistress smiles back at the Mistress
[09:59]  Nadi: Picking up her basket nadi scampers back to the public wagon..opens the chilla an looks for some more ingredients to add to the soup. a smile forms on her ruby lips as she sees a basket of peas....picking them up she sets them in her basket...checking the shelve she notices some bay leaves an parsley...tears off several sprigs an drops them into her basket...with a sly grin she spies some plump ta grape raisins an thinks that might add a wonderful mysterious taste to the vulo stew....sets the bowl in her basket.
[09:59]  Nadi: closing the chilla door tightly....she picks up a clean cutting board an a mug an return to the fire pit
[10:01]  Aphris looks over the sleen meat and adds some extra spices and herbs to get a good taste
[10:03]  Nadi: setting her basket down....she lays the cutting board before her....taking out the bay leaves she tears off 5 an drops them in the stew. Mincing up the parlsey...she adds it also. Taking the mug she fills it 3 times with the tender peas an drops them carefully into the stew...not wanting to splash her supple skin. Finally she drops a handful of the ta grape raisins into the stew.
[10:04]  Nadi: standing she stirs the stew smiling as the meat seems to be starting to look tender. Mistress could nadi add some Ka La Na to the stew...I am sure the flavor would please the hunters
[10:06]  Nadi: with her prong she again turns the sleen roast..feeling it growing more tender with each turn....she is pleased to see it will be suitable for the Masters an Mistress's...the corners of her plump lips turn up into a smile
[10:06]  Aphris thinks a moment about the words of the slave " you can add Ka La Na, but take a cheap one, because the expensive, old ones i have at storage when a Tatriz or Ubara visits
[10:07]  Nadi: yes Mistress we have a cooking grade in the back of the shelf....only 3/4 of a bottle but I think 2 mugs would make a rich flavor an nice color an I am sure the hunters will smile
[10:08]  Aphris: thats ok, no spilling of good old wine in meals
[10:09]  Nadi: running back to the public wagon her basket on her arm...nadi searches for the bottle of cooking Ka La Na ...seeing it at the bottom shelf she adds it to her basket. Looking over the counter she picks up a rep cloth with fresh bosk cheese in it an adds it to her basket.
[10:11]  Nadi: moving down the counter she picks up a bowl of bosk butter....then quickly runs back to the fire pit not wanting anything to burn.
[10:14]  Nadi: dropping to her heels..she takes the bottle of Ka La Na an with her pearly white teeth she twists the cork from the bottle....snapping her head back as it pops off...her auburn hair flying around her shoulders. Picking up the mug she adds 2 cups to the stew. Standing she again stirs the stew with the wooden paddle...an places a lid on the kettle...looking down under the kettle...she picks up a stick an stirs the coals not wanting the heat to high to burn the stew....
[10:18]  Aphris watches if there is enough water in the stew, often a mistake made bby unexperienced cooks, but she notices Nadi has checked this little but important detail of making good stews
[10:19]  Kutai smells the delicious scents of the meal "mmmmmm jammie"
[10:19]  Nadi: in a skillet nadi feels for the heat of the fire under a grill. Moving a skillet to the grill she takes a small spoon an adds some bosk butter to it...hearing the sizzle she grins....then on her cutting board she drops the kort she has cut deciding not to add it to the stew..she lays it in the bosk butter....then with her ulo she slices several slivers of fresh bosk cheese dropping it into the skillet to cover the kort. Watching as is starts to melt slowly she wraps a rep cloth around her hand an moves the skillet around not wanting to burn the kort
[10:20]  Hakimba: greetings i did a control walk .. all is ok
[10:21]  Nara: walking back down to the sleen roast she picks up the prong an turns the roast again smiling as the juices from the meat drip into the fire
[10:21]  Hakimba: mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmthis scent is promising a great pleasure
[10:23]  Kutai: "Nadi is a good cook Aphris. You can use her more often"
[10:23]  Nadi: with a rep cloth around her fingers she lift the lid from the vulo stew...laying it aside....she picks up the long wooden paddle an stirs the stew
[10:24]  Nadi: I think we are close to serve Mistress ....you might want to check nadi's food to see...
[10:25]  Hakimba: she is going to make me round like the full moon
[10:25]  Nadi: I will put bowls an platters on the table....
[10:25]  Aphris hears Kutai's words " she might be a good cook, but is still a slave. If you enslave an Ubara, you use her in the furs, you don't let her rule the tribe. We all have our tasks and duties, and Nadi's first duty is to make Hakimbb happy, not to release me of my tasks"
[10:25]  Nadi: smiles up to her Master
[10:26]  Nadi: yes of course Mistress....nadi is only here to serve the Free
[10:26]  Nadi: shall I put the food on the table Mistress
[10:27]  Hakimba smiles

[10:28]  Aphris goes to the cooking platform, quite an unusual one for her, because she mostly cooks with a cooking pot. She opens each pan and tastes a little of all. A snack sleen makes he tongue cringle but she does not change her face. The soupe is excellent, she beams an encouraging smile to the slut which now had made boskmeat drip juice, instead of dripping fluids herself only
[10:28]  Kutai: good slaves always drip Aphris
[10:28]  Nadi: sits quiet hoping she has pleased the Mistress
[10:30]  Aphris ends her inspection after a cold glanze at Kutai. She concludes the meal is excellent and ready to be served for the free " you can start serving Nadi, but i don't know if all people invited are there already
[10:30]  Hakimba sniffs the scent .. hmm i fear today i will get stuffed up to nearly bursting
[10:31]  Kutai: you always burst out of your pants with Nadi Hakimba
[10:32]  Kutai: now it will be your belly for a change
[10:32]  Aphris chuckles
[10:32]  Hakimba looks down to his feet .. hmmm for the moment the pants are not in danger
[10:34]  Nadi: runs to the public wagon an gather two large platters an a large bowl ....a large laddle an a large serving fork along with a large spoon
[10:37]  Nadi: scampering back she settles on her heels... Looking to her Master she smiles taking the laddle she starts to fill the huge bowl with pieces of vulo an rich Ka La Na stew juice, making sure she gets all the garlic an peas from the bottom of the kettle.. carefully she walks slowly to the table an sets the vulo stew in the middle
[10:39]  Nadi: returning she looks to her Master an with a sweet voice pleads...My Master will you remove this sleen roast from the skewer an place it on this platter...nadi might drop the heavy roast....batting her dark eye lashes at him
[10:39]  Hakimba: greetings hareena did the smell of the meal pull you out of your wagon?
[10:40]  Hareena: smilie, yes - and i´m very hungry
[10:40]  Kutai sees that Hareena is back and his face lights up
[10:41]  Nadi: smiles back to the Mistress greetings Mistress
[10:41]  Hareena: greetings for everybody
[10:41]  Hakimba: come Kutai we take the heavy sleen roast to the table
[10:42]  Kutai lifts the heavy roasted sleen up together wth hakimba and places it at the table
[10:42]  Hakimba: when it would fall to the ground the whole meal would be spoiled
[10:43]  Hakimba lifts the other end and we carry it to the table
[10:43]  Kutai i will be carefull
[10:43]  Hakimba: its heavy
[10:43]  Kutai: whiner
[10:43]  Hakimba: ooo0ps .. we put it onto the table
[10:44]  Kutai: you can lift Nadi in all kind of positions and then a small sleen... pah
[10:44]  Hakimba smiles trapped
[10:44]  Nadi: with the last platter....nadi wraps her tiny hand in a rep cloth an picking up the kort an bosk cheese in the skillet empties it on the plate...setting the skillet aside to wash later...she takes the platter of kort to the table...
[10:45]  Aphris: good we have some muscles in the family

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