Celestial Blue


 * It was the middle of the night when Fiona took a walk through the desert of Oxyrychnus. The desert was a placid area, despite the plethora of waste papyrus everywhere. Fiona enjoyed making visits there, but tonight she felt differently. Earlier that evening she had been asked by her old friend to meet at that location that night. The message sounded urgent, which was why it surprised Fiona that the girl was nowhere to be found.
 * Fiona sat down on a bed of papyrus to wait for her colleague. After a few very short minutes, Fiona’s companion cautiously approached her. She was a nameless girl, not being more than twelve years of age. Her hair was raven black, her eyes were dark and glossy, like obsidian, and her face was pale and gaunt. She approached Fiona until she was positioned just a few inches from her. She then proceeded to give her message: “You’re overdue.”
 * “Overdue?” Fiona asked. She barely had time to ponder her answer, as the unknown girl kneed Fiona in the waist.
 * Fiona quickly awoke from the nauseating dream and came back to the cruel reality of her life. Fiona’s life wasn’t the kind one would envy. She was a slave working for Selithiel Volfec, the richest man in all the land, and a well respected figure in the scientific community.
 * After her abrupt awakening, Fiona looked up at Khatajeff, the chef of the Selithiel’s estate.
 * “We’re working the kitchen today.” Khatajeff told Fiona. “I’ll start you working in ten minutes, that gives you sufficient time to eat breakfast.”
 * “Yes, Khatajeff!” Fiona said, suddenly wide awake. She waited for Khatajeff to leave the room, she then looked around and noticed that she was the only one left in the room, everyone else in the slave’s quarters hade gone out to their duties.