~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mangar came in the other day, grumpy and gruffly as ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ever. Perhaps he was in an extra bad mood this day, as ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ he poured down ale after ale as if it was elven blood. ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another priestess attending the complex whispered ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ to me that Mangars house was losing slaves frequently, and that ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ the Matron Mother was furious over the idleness displayed ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ by her son. After the look of Mangars harsh face and insulted ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ look I guess the Matron Mother gave him a lesson today. ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Bah, she's getting weak...should have taught him that lesson a ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ long time ago. Rumours tell that some of the slaves was seen ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ in a sideways tunnel near the surface, but why bother to tell them? ~~~~ ~~~~~~ Just let them whack the males, it's more fun...tho...one of the ~~~~~~ ~~ escaped slaves were said to be exceptional..but hell, a slave is a slave. ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________________________________