Making an example Nicci had been sent to a small country town to punish the selfish people who resided there. She had the entire town stand in a line in the town square and proceeded to lecture them on the evils of selfishness. Among the people was a small, plain girl. Nicci, as she had found herself doing many times before, grabbed the childs chin and stared deep into her eyes. Like every other time she had done this, she didnt find what she was looking for. The child was simple. However, Nicci did notice that the girl was ridden with lice. Nicci took her to the wash house and roughly scrubbed her hair, getting soap in the girls eyes. When she was done, Nicci ordered the girl to burn her linen. When Nicci returned to the town square, the girl ran for her mother. The commander that had accompanied her, Jagangs second in command, Kadar Kardeef, then demanded that she end her games and that it was time for the townspeople to learn the true meaning of ruthlessness. Nicci agreed and ordered two men to seize Kadar. The commander was obviously confused, but Nicci explained that true ruthlessness could be seen in having a hero of the Imperial Order strapped to a pole and left to roast for no particular reason. Kadar ordered his men to take Nicci, but the sorceress unleashed almost simultaneous blasts of her power on the men nearest her, stopping the other soldiers from even attempting to capture her, lest they be next. The men took the commander, though not without casualties, strapped him to a pole and stuck him over a fire to roast. Jagang entered the mind of a nearby soldier, furious, and through him ordered Nicci to return to Fairfield immediately. It interested Nicci to note that Jagang did not always have free access to her mind as he did his other gifted slaves.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:21:43 +0000
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