It was a beautiful night, no one would think that the peace would be shattered in such a way. One by one the little settlements that held the Niran, fox like monsters by the magician's way of thinking, disappeared. Some of the other tribes were happy that the little thieves were gone, others saddened that they would never hear their mischievous laughs. Little did they know that their neighbor now had to face a fate worse than death for some.

"Is that all of them?" he asked

"We believe so my Lord, but one can never be to sure they are tricky little things." the magician replied. "Good, I want you to kill some to leave so that the people believe that we simply killed them. We can't have them knowing what we really have planned for the Niran." the man said.

"Yes Elder." the magicians replied.

The men looked out at the Niran that were held in the magic cage to control their power. He had a cold hungry looked on face.

"Now which one of you is going to be my new" he smirked, "plaything?" With a laugh he started around the cage to find the Niran to his liking. He had heard this village had a golden Niran, but he had yet to see her. He started using his magic to test the power of the different women hoping that the one he was looking for would speak up to stop her clansmen's pain. Child or women it did not matter to him, they were not human what should he care, his fellow Elders would still take them.

"He is not going to stop until I come out my love." Sana said.

"No, you must stay quiet. I just got you and I will not give you to that vile human." Azim said.

"That just means it will be that much easier to move on my love." she replied.

She stood. "If you are testing my sisters and the children of the clan for the golden one, I am she."

She made her way to the human man, ignoring the cries of her people telling her to come back.

"How nice of you to make it so easy little one," the man said, "I will be your new master," With a wave of his stave he fit her with a collar.

"My name is David and I will be all you know and care about for the rest of your life. Or until I no longer want you," David said.

With those few words she understood what he wanted of her and her people. Those fools planned to use them as slaves and, by the way they were looking at the women of her tribe, bed slaves at that. She knew that it may take years but they would be free one way or another, for you could not keep a Niran in chains for long as they always found a way out.

So with a smile she replied "As you wish master."