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Leo looked up at the master, surprised to hear such questions, but the prince had not bought him. had he been up for auction, his age would have been listed before the biddings started. "I am sixteen years, master. i-was ten when i became a bentien." why did the master want to know? normally Leo would think that is was because he wanted to know how experienced Leo was. normally bentiens were third sons whom no one wanted and were sold to the brothals. they were trained from childhood on up to be what they were, but the ones who were forced to be bentiens at a older age were the ones who went for the most money because they had been 'broken' into this lifestyle or they were 'fighters'. and usually only the most brutal of masters wished for such a pet. but this master was different. why did he want to know? did he pity Leo? and knowing Leo's age only increased that pity?

Leo reached up to idoly play with the lock of hair that fell right before his eyes, "it is natural, master. i do not know why my hair does this, but the tips become golden within a day of it's being cut. i did not originally have shortened hair in the front, but my trainers wished to see if the coloring would stay the smae no matter how many times they cut it. they would tsut just above the gold and before the end of the day, it would be changed..." he shurgged, "it was concidered beautiful and increase my worth so they cut my hair to frame my face and let it be. my eyes-are natural as well, master." he lowered his gaze to his hands. he had his mother's eyes, both in shape and color. his mother had also said the gold in hair wsa because of hsi mixed breeding, that he got it from his father who would laugh and say it was probably true, though his father had dusty brown hair. but his father had said a few of his relatives had golden blonde hair so maybe Leo got it from them.

Leo closed his eye for the kiss, thinking how the master would randomly kiss him like that was kind of cute, but at the other's words he shook his head. "master=forgive me, but i am bentien. neither woman nor man...." but at the master's asking of his name before he became a bentien, he lowed his head and bit his lip. to even mention a life before being a bentien was forbidden, but if leo ever said his true name the punishment was worse. "i-master i am Lily. it is the name give me, but if you do not like it you may call me by another name and that name shall become my own." he couldn't do it. his real name had been something he'd kept locked deep inside of him, something he used to remind himself that his childhood really had happened. that there was a point and time when he wasn't just some thing to be used and thrown away. it was his most guarded treasure and many times his only lifeline to sanity. "forgive me, master."

Leo shook his head again, "There is nothing to apologize for, master. you may do with me as you wish. but the master was laughing, so that was a good thing, right? "master, it might be easier for you if you think of a bentien as a gender in of itself. one seperate from the genders and male and female....that is how it is viewed in Reta, at least." he was trying to make it easier for the master, but couldn't really understand why it was so hard for him to grasp. maybe it was because Leo'd been taught that from the begining. that he was no longer a boy, but something else completely. "does that help, master?"

Leo nodded and bowed to the prince, "forgive me, i did not mean to seem as if i am unable to adapt. i will do everything i can to fit in with your people and culture, my master." but he more he spoke to him the more worried Leo became. if concubines were kept in the background and out of sight then wouldn't he be as well? but the master had repeatedly said he wanted Leo at his side. how was that possible? he couldn't have it both ways could he?

Leo watched the master curiously before he smiled and moved behind his master. he knelt there and began to give the prince a massage, "maybe this will help relax you, master." he said softly as his soft and yet strong hands kneeded the prince's muscles into butter, working his entire back and once everything was relaxed, he continued to massage, turning it into one simply for pleasure rather than to work out the other's stiff muscles and knots. while he massaged him, he sang softly to further sooth him.

Leo stopped and leaned forward to kiss his master's cheek. "would you like to lay on the bench, master? that way i can better massage you...." he liked giving massages, it relaxed the master and made them less likely to hurt him. he nuzzled along the master's cheek up to the base of his ear. he gave it a soft n**, his hands continuing to work at his master's shoudlers.