Hello snippeteers. This week I’m going to feature a snippet from one of Eddy LeFey’s published works. This one is from a story called The Emperor’s Slave in the Wayward Ink Publishing anthology Men in Uniform.
Timothy remained silent. He had to say something. Everyone seemed to be waiting with bated breath. What does one call an emperor, anyway? Timothy sighed and made a decision. He was a slave. He would address him as such. He went down on his knees and spoke. “Master…”
If you like this story please look up the other stories in this anthology. In my opinion they’re quite varied, good for several different tastes.
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Interesting. I wonder if Timothy made the right decision?
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Wow, powerful description in which the character is both dignified and assertive in his submission!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Interesting snippet. I wonder why everyone seems to be waiting for him to say something?
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In Draaduuri tradition the person offered up as a slave must give his consent to his own enslavement. There are valid and explained reasons for it, although Timothy isn’t told them until later.
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Very interesting, why is everyone waiting for him to say something, who is this emperor, was this the right choice?
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The emperor is the leader of the Draaduuri, an alien race who invaded earth in search of a cure. They think they found it in Timothy and in their own ancient tradition, Timothy must consent to his own enslavement, although he isn’t told why until later.
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This was intriguing, though I’m missing the context.
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My anti-authority streak kicked in. Noooooo. Don’t call him Master! 😉
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