Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Alexx shivered. It wasn't the cold that bothered him. It was the fact that he was naked in front of a collector. He rubbed his goosebumps, trying to make them go away.It didn't help that the man in front of him was massive. The man had to be at least seven feet tall. "Why don't you go pick that stuff up and I'll give you a hand with your little problem." The Grand Huntsman said. Alexx looked down at the pile of heavy collections and wondered how he was going to lift them without his arms being broken in the process. He sighed and shuffled through the stuff, careful not to drop it, until he found a tunic that looked big enough to cover his shame.He wrapped it around himself, securing the strap over his shoulder, and hoped that would be enough to cover his private parts.
The Grand Huntsman's fingers reached down and stroked Alexx's hair. "I see you managed to find something to wear. Good boy." His voice wasn't too deep and a little velvety, sending chills through every pore of Alexx's skin."Now," Said the Grand Huntsman. "If you could take it off for me when we get back to my room, it would be greatly appreciated." And then he winked.Alexx shivered again. The man was attractive in a rugged way. But what would happen if he saw me? What would he do? Run off and leave me to fend for myself? That would be bad. Really bad. I needed him to help me. So I did what I had to do.I pretended to fall and let the heavy items fall on top of me. I shivered as they pressed against my body, knowing that they were probably made of bone and sinew that would tear if I made a real effort to get them off. "Ouch," I said, grabbing handfuls of the items to make them light enough to lift. "My back hurts.My legs hurt. But I can handle it." As I said that, I felt a little tear in my heart. Why did I have to be so brave? So foolhardy? I was wearing clothes that belonged to someone else and pretending that I was someone else. How pathetic was that? Yet, I did it for the sake of fashion.