Role

Chapter 1

Asyame gave a seductive swish of her hips as she walked the square of
Hamsah, advertising her services better than any hawker could. The young
man who swaggered up to her did not impress her, but the gold he held up
spent so she led him back to her small room. It had a musty scent to it
that soon worsened as they worked up a sweat. She had long ago lost the
pleasure from the act but was as good an actress as any. When he slipped
out for the night, she found herself tired enough to call it a day.

She wasn't surprised when the same man came back and visited her again as
she had regulars. Over time she realized that Konroos was more than that.
She found herself being gifted beautiful clothes and jewelry then taken
out to fancy places to eat. She was scared to find the unthinkable had
happened - she had fallen in love with him.

She found herself dressing more modestly and staying home waiting for
him. They soon wed and Asyame finally had the beginning of what she had
always wanted as an orphan in a family. She still felt like a piece was
missing from her life and she finally stopped taking the bitter herbs to
have a child. Aesrii was born not long after, a beautiful girl who was
surprisingly quiet and inquisitive for a baby. She would still break the
silence to be fed and changed. Asyame struggled with a young babe and at
times felt as if she was losing her sanity, but they were getting by.