"No." Well, he could. But Samir has no answer to give him. Instead he makes a gesture towards the washroom, already moving to find some garments for the other man. Not that there's much to choose from; to be fair, that's one of the few things they have in common. Samir hardly has the expansive wardrobe as some of his would-be peers, but that is a matter of choice, rather than caste. And that caste is what makes it impossible to refuse Heber's request.
Well, that and the fact that Heber takes defiance rather poorly. Samir has learned what battles are worth fighting, and chooses them very carefully. This?...as much as he would call himself appreciating Devero's steadiness, his skill, to say nothing of his servitude...to refuse Ori here would be to make it seem as though he was possessive of his slave. Or had other reasons to not want him touched. Indeed, by granting this, Samir is protecting him as best as he can...
Which isn't much, to be fair.
By the time Devero has finished, the clothes are laid out for him - his finest, though still very much naming his status as slave - and Samir is waiting impatiently with a pair of scissors to trim his hair. Normally Devero handles his own grooming, but apparently, his master here intends to personally see to certain aspects of it.
"You will do whatever he asks without question, including curse my name." Said bluntly, without any inflection or emotion. Luckily, Samir has been nothing but loyal; there is nothing to betray him, other than what Heber already knows. "If you cannot do something, it had better be because you are physically incapable of doing so, and you will grovel and do whatever else you can think of to earn a mercy. Do not assume anything with him."
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Date: 2022-07-26 03:31 am (UTC)From:Well, that and the fact that Heber takes defiance rather poorly. Samir has learned what battles are worth fighting, and chooses them very carefully. This?...as much as he would call himself appreciating Devero's steadiness, his skill, to say nothing of his servitude...to refuse Ori here would be to make it seem as though he was possessive of his slave. Or had other reasons to not want him touched. Indeed, by granting this, Samir is protecting him as best as he can...
Which isn't much, to be fair.
By the time Devero has finished, the clothes are laid out for him - his finest, though still very much naming his status as slave - and Samir is waiting impatiently with a pair of scissors to trim his hair. Normally Devero handles his own grooming, but apparently, his master here intends to personally see to certain aspects of it.
"You will do whatever he asks without question, including curse my name." Said bluntly, without any inflection or emotion. Luckily, Samir has been nothing but loyal; there is nothing to betray him, other than what Heber already knows. "If you cannot do something, it had better be because you are physically incapable of doing so, and you will grovel and do whatever else you can think of to earn a mercy. Do not assume anything with him."