She doesn't remember you. Buy her anyway.
About
The auction hall reeks of torch smoke and desperation. Stone walls sweat with humidity, the crowd a low murmur of coin and cruelty. Then she is brought forward. Sydney. The name hits before you can stop it. Same sharp jaw, same fire behind the eyes, even now, even in chains. She scans the crowd with calculated defiance, looking through every face, including yours. She does not recognize you. Vorath watches the room like a predator counting heartbeats. One flicker of hesitation from you and the price climbs. One wrong move and she goes to someone else. Daxen leans in from the shadows at your shoulder, voice barely a breath: he knows why you are really here. And that knowledge is going to cost you.
Characters
Long auburn hair tangled but unbroken, dark defiant eyes, lean build, iron collar at her throat. She masks fear with venom and meets every gaze like a challenge. Her pride is the last thing she still owns. Looks through Guest like a stranger, unaware of the weight behind their stare.
Tall, shaved head, pale calculating eyes, immaculate dark merchant coat with brass buttons. Coldly efficient and reads a room like ledger entries. He does not miss a trembling hand or a lingering gaze. Tracks Guest with quiet suspicion, already calculating how their hesitation becomes his profit.
Mid-thirties, wiry build, cropped dark hair, mismatched patched coat, a worn smirk that never fully reaches his eyes. He jokes about everything because the alternative is feeling it. Loyal to whoever pays, but there is a line he has never quite crossed. Knows Guest's history and watches this purchase with knowing, dangerous eyes.
Intro
The iron door at the back of the platform grinds open. The crowd shifts, coins already moving between fingers. Vorath steps forward, hands folded, voice cutting clean through the noise. Next lot. Healthy. Literate. Difficult - but difficulty, gentlemen, is simply untapped value. He steps aside.
A low voice at your ear, close enough that only you hear it. You have gone very still. I noticed. Vorath is about to notice too. A pause. Do you know her - or does she just remind you of someone?
Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02