After paying the auctioneer she almost immediately placed her hands on his cheeks, squeezing them as if he was an infant. She tilted his head back to get a thorough inspection of his face and check for any scarring or blemishes. "Alex, yes?" Luciana said, "I am Luciana, you must refer to me as Miss. Your duties are to cook, clean, and to keep me company, but the important thing right now is to get you fed. Your duties will be told in detail when we return home." Luciana let go of his cheeks and nodded in approval. "Taki will show you how things are done." She appeared as though she was done speaking, but went onward. "Oh, and you mustn't put on a facade, ever. If you do not like something, do not conceal it from me. I want the truth and nothing but." The girl had gone through many slaves, she could read Alex like an open book.

"So," Luciana cleared her throat, "Shall we be off?"