▸Slaves Quarters

@♗ Wong Yukhei *Slightly panics as you hold my face, but doesn't move away from you, letting you wipe the tears*
I-I don't know...
I-It did hurt.. *Nods gently when you offer to carry me, not walking to walk*
B-But if you hadn't come until later, I-I could have been hurt more.. *Sighs softly an instinctively rests against your chest, wanting to take a break from everything already*
C-Can we go? *Asks you softly, looking up to you with a red face*

@♙ Ten He was probably terrified to see the broken vase and even more so when you appeared from nowhere. [deadpans at the master] I wouldn’t blame him.
[makes sure the master goes away before turning my full attention to you, now only noticing that you were tearing up] Hey hey, it’s okay, don’t cry. [holds your face and carefully wipes away the tears that threatened to fall] You’ll be fine now, please don’t cry.
[frowns at the mark, gently caressing the area] It must’ve hurt. Can you walk? Do you want me to carry you?
[smiles softly] You don’t have to thank me. You didn’t do anything wrong, it’s only right. [sighs sadly] I’m so sorry for what that master did, it was wrong of him to do that. If I’ve come sooner, you wouldn’t be hurt.

@♗ Wong Yukhei *Relief washes over me when I hear you believe me, eyes watering when you start to defend me*
*The master is struck in awe when you defend me* 'Well he was acting suspicious about it!' *He rolls his eyes waving his hands off* 'He's a slave, why do you care so much? Well since you care so much, he can be your responsibility.'
*Looks to you and nods softly* O-Okay.. *Slowly uncovers my whipped mark, looking down at it*
I-It just stings.. *Wipes my eyes and sniffles quietly*
Th-thank you for believing me... A-And for coming when you did..

@♙ Ten [observes you carefully, looking into your eyes to see the sincerity in them]
I believe you. [nods firmly once, turning to the master] He’s not lying. Whoever broke the vase, it isn’t him. The person probably ran away in a fit of panic and didn’t hide the broken vase. If it was really him who broke it, you would’ve heard it, wouldn’t you?
You should investigate the matter and get to the bottom of the problem instead of assuming that it’s the person who’s at the wrong place at the wrong time. [reprimands the master, shielding you] Now look what you’ve done! You’ve hurt an innocent person because you thought he did it!
Come with me, I’ll treat the wound. [turns back to you with a worried frown, glancing at your thigh where you’re covering the whipped mark]

@♗ Wong Yukhei *Moves closer to you and gulps softly*
* my lips just slightly, finally getting the courage to speak to you*
H-He thinks I broke it... I-I didn't--
*Looks to you and tentatively takes a step closer to you* I-It was broken when I c-came in here. I swear to you.. *Looks up to you, hoping you believe me since it's the truth*
*Steps back to the wall when you talk to the master, afraid he is going to lash at me again*
*The master scoffs after I speak* 'Who would have broken it then? I'm doing my job, punishing.'
*Looks to you with watery eyes and shakes my head* I-I don't know who would have, but I didn't.

@♙ Ten It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. [says soothingly, hands up to show that I mean no harm]
[frowns at the master] Vase? [looks around the room for said vase and now only notices the broken object]
[furrows brows and turns to you, asking tentatively] Did you break the vase? What happened?
I know what my job is, but this is no way to treat a slave. [looks at the master disapprovingly] And what do you mean he’s lying?

@♗ Wong Yukhei *Eyes widen when I see you coming over, a sense of relief*
*The master falls back and groans a little*
*My hand comes up to my head and holds it for a moment, looking to you, noticing you looking at my thigh*
*Frowns and holds my mark, looking at you*
*The master scoffs as he stands up* ‘Did you forget your job? He needed to be punished for breaking the vase, and for lying to me.’

@♙ Ten [tenses when I heard the sound of whip and cry of pain, quickly following the noise to where it originates from]
[widens eyes once I arrived to the scene, feeling a surge of anger seeing a master hurting a slave and quickly rushes over]
What are you doing? [yells angrily and pushes the master away from you, quickly turning to you in worry]
Are you okay? [looks at you worriedly, scanning you to see where you’re hurt and seeing the angry mark that’s already forming on your thigh]
[grits teeth and turns to the master] Why did you do that?! What did he do to deserve that?

@♗ Wong Yukhei *Has been pushed against the wall, groaning as my head smacks the wall*
*The master holds my shoulder, waiting for me to answer why I broke the vase*
I-I d-didn’t do it! *Holds my hands up, closing my eyes as I wait for the smack to come*
*The master ends up letting me go but decided to pull a smaller whip out* ‘You best not make me ask you again...’
*Freezes when I see the whip, eyes water slightly when I imagine the feel of the whip*
P-Pleaae... I-I d-didn’t do it.
*The master sighs in disgust and brings the whip down on my thigh, causing me to cry out in pain and squirm a little*

@♙ Ten [is checking up on the maids, pets and slaves to make sure they’re all doing fine and aren’t having any problems]
[is just done checking up on the pets and now arrives to the slaves’ wing]