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 Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:18 am
 Pirata's nose wrinkled slightly as she made her way down the rocky path to her slaves abode, it was a dreary place but then it's not like the brown mare required anything more - indeed part of the fun in keeping her was denying her the luxury that she had enjoyed in the meadows below. The fact that she made a decent sort of babysitter was also nice - as long she knew her boundaries and did not attempt to warp Agave's mind.
To combat this possibility Pirata made sure to keep the mare well cowed, fearful for her continued survival..and so she often took pains to make sure the brown mare remembered her place, a judicious amount of fear was a key component in keeping the brown mare in her place.
Rounding the corner she eyed the mare and her filthy living conditions, scattered bones and disintegrating webs littered the barren cold little canyon. The place had been carefully chosen..not for the mares comfort but due to the high inscalable walls and narrow singular pathway it took to get there. "tisk tisk mud, standing about doing nothing are we?" She asked the mare with more then a bit of scorn in her voice "If you are going to be so very useless perhaps I should just fed you to my pets, they're quite hungry today aren't you my darlings?" She asked her pet,s turning her head to coo at them sweetly.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:29 am
 Long before Pirata showed herself Supreme heard hr coming, the echoing click, click,click of hooves on stone was hard to miss and as the steps got louder and louder Supreme found herself dreading the mares arrival more and more. In the months she had stayed here Supreme had learned that there was little chance she would actually be fed to the spiders..a fate that was commonly threatened. At least as long as she remained somewhat useful and that she estimated would be at least until young Agave had grown up as neither Pirata not her second in command were willing to watch the colt on a full time basis.
As such she was not surprised when the mare arrived and fixed her with a livid glare and uttered the predictable threat - in the beginning Supreme had challenged the mares threats and the hated nickname based on her chocolate colored coat..but she had quickly learned it was far easier to duck her head and act cowed. "I..I'm sorry, what would you like me to do mi'lady?" She asked the mare in what she felt was a reliably fearful and respectful sounding voice.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:35 am
Pirata eyed the brown mare for a good long while but eventually was mollified by her hung head and rough looking appearance, the hint of fear in her voice was satisfying as well and snorting slightly she kicked the ragged remains of her spiders most recent meal with one hoof "For started you can clean up this abysmal mess" She stated in a tone which made it clear that such a chore should have been done without her having to ask.
"How can I expect my son to spend time in a place like this?" In truth Pirata cared not the condition of the canyon but forcing the brown mare to clean up after her spider, to see the dried out husk of the animals remains helped keep her future well in mind and ensured her continued good behavior, "If you do not begin to take more pride in your home then I shall have to move you to someplace less... pleasant" She threatened and unlike her earlier threat this one she meant..if she thought about it hard enough Pirata was absolutely sure that she could find a worse and more miserable place to stash her prisoner.
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:43 am
"Of course..I'll clean it right away" Supreme promised, wisely making no comment about the other mares care for her child - if she truly cared then why would she even bring him to a place like this in the first place. This was not an argument to be stated at the moments however because beneath her second threat Supreme sensed a hint of truth and as miserable as this place was she did not want to consider someplace worse. At least here the canyon walls shielded her from the worst of the wind and offered a bit of shelter from the over hanging cliffs above.
To that end Supreme went about cleaning up the remains Pirata had kicked around, it was a disgusting job, the shriveled dried out husks of poor animals hunted and cast into the spiders web were stark reminders of the screams of terror they had uttered when eaten, Supreme could do nothing for the poor creatures however, lifting a hoof against Pirata's precious pets was a sure fire way to die and Supreme still held onto the hope that she would someday find a way out of her current predicament.
Lips curling in disgust she gingerly picked up the shriveled remains and carried the carcass to a pile of bones in the far corner.
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:09 am
Wretchd mare Pirata thought to herself, soothing her fury at the brown beast by turning her head to coo softly at her spiders who responded by drumming their legs upon her hide in a completely relaxing fashion. There were times when Pirata considered merely killing the brown mare before her - truly she was a good deal of trouble, but then She-ra would have to go out and find her another slave and they'd have to go through the trouble of breaking them in. No it just wasn't worth the trouble really...
"Arn't you done yet?" She snapped at the mare, turning her head to regard her with piercing eyes. "I still need you to take care of my plants..and gather supplies for my poisons" The mare stated with a long suffering sigh.
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:14 am
Inwardly Supreme shuddered, taking care of the plants was not so terribly bad - as long as she watched out for the thorns on many of them and recalled which ones were poisonous, but she despised being a part of the poison making. Gathering the various berries and fetid scum from the marsh while under the supervision of one of PIrata's minon's was hardly a task she relished. Almost always she came back from the trip dirty, sore and sick.
But that was nothing compared to knowing what the poisons would be used for - for the awareness that Pirata used it to paint the hooves of her warriors before sending them out to cause mayhem and chaos. She did not participate in such horrors willingly..but she did participate and Supreme wasn't sure if she would ever forgive herself for it - even if she did do it merely to survive herself.
"Yes Mistress..I'm almost done" Supreme replied as she pushed another carcass on the pile, striving to keep her tone as placid and peaceful as she could.
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:19 am
Narrowing her eyes Pirata eyed the mare for several long moments, as though searching for any hint of rebellion. She must have been satisfied by the brown mares act however because no punishment was forthcoming. Instead she turned her head towards the trail, ears swiveling slightly.
"Very well then Mud" She told the mare "Just in time too as I thin I hear your escort coming along" She stated as the sound of hooves drew closer. "And you better not bring me any useless supplies this time or I'll make you my test subject" She warned in a sweet cloying coo, as though the mere prospect of this was enough to make her happy. The last time the brown mare had returned with several pointless plants, feigning a mistake though Pirata had known better - it had been done on purpose and the beating delivered would hopefully be enough to deter her from trying such a trick again.
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:24 am
Supreme shuddered as she turned away from the carcass pile to await her escort - whomever it might be today. The memory of the beating she'd received last time was still fresh in her mind, her body almost aching with the memory of each blow. No..she would not repeat that trick again, to do so would mean almost certain death this time. That was the way things worked around here..one mistake earned you a beating, making the mistake a second time earned you a death sentence.
Supreme did not want to help make poisons..but she did not want to die either and perhaps that was selfish of her but she didn't think that many others would make a different choice. As time wore on however the hope of being rescued was glowing fainter and fainter within her heart. "Yes mistress" She replied to the mutant mare, head lowered in defeat as she shuffled off to meet her escort at the pathway entrance.
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