A gasp of surprise greeted his words, for women, whether free or enslaved, existed to serve and bring pleasure to men, not each other; and, although not unknown, it was extremely rare for women to indulge in such lewd practices. Should they be discovered, public humiliation was certain to follow for both parties and their standing would inevitably fall to lowest of the low, below even beggars and harlots. To inflict such indignity on the two English women was the greatest humiliation of all; and, as Razak’s warriors recovered from their astonishment, cruel laughter filled the tent as plans were made to spread the tale of how the two white slaves were taken and made to submit to an Indian girl who was nothing but a slave herself.
Razak rose to his feet and stared down with a cold smile at
