Femme by Delia Strange

Author:Delia Strange
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy, science fiction, utopia, slave, powers, portal, worlds, wanderer, new adult
Publisher: Delia Strange

Nikiloo

On their shared day off, the group made plans at breakfast to visit a touring cultural fair called Nikiloo. Mecca told her it was an annual fair and that he didn’t always catch it. He wasn’t allowed to go without a mistress and sometimes he wasn’t assigned one. Kaley wanted to know what he did while he was waiting to be matched up to a tourist but surrounded by the other girls at the breakfast table didn’t seem like the best place to ask.

When they arrived by glide-train in the centre of the Ning, Kaley realised that Nikiloo was a sprawling mess of market stalls. There were a lot of food stalls as well as arts and crafts. Kaley noticed there were a higher percentage of dark blondes and even a few whose hair could be considered light brown manning the stalls. The stall owners were dressed in a mixture of bold, bright colours but not in shimmery colour-changing dresses that were favoured by Ning’s locals. There was a striking cultural difference that Kaley found refreshing and enjoyable, but the darker Femme citizens still had their ever-present slave. She asked Mecca about it and he explained as much as he was able that Nikiloo was a touring market that had originated from the southern parts of Femme and they were not as strict with their breeding permits. His answer led to more questions but she consciously set them aside in order to better enjoy the festive atmosphere. She also discovered very quickly that none of the stall holders could speak Authoritan, leaving Kaley to rely heavily on Mecca to translate for her.

She and Mecca were separated from the rest of the group when Kaley stopped to look at some digitally enhanced glassware. Mecca was thirsty for knowledge as much as she and there were several times that he subtly directed her to a craft stall with a pull of his hand or a nod of his head. Kaley was pleased to indulge him, she wanted to return the favours he was providing for her on a daily basis. It cost her nothing to make him feel appreciated and she doubted he received much gratitude.

She found a stall with some beautiful pieces of jewellery—once again digitally enhanced glassware, only these were wearable. Kaley had Mecca interpret the words that were coded within, though they changed to form many different runes. They looked like they were catching the light rather than communicating a message and she had Mecca read a few out to her before selecting one with a lovely message for her mother.

“For the woman who helped me become a woman of my own,” she repeated, liking the sentiment and telling Mecca that she would be taking that necklace back home.

“Who are you giving it to?” he asked, sounding a little odd.

“My mother,” she said, wondering if there was something else it said that wouldn’t match what she’d just been told.

“Forgive me, mistress, but the necklace is intended for your first romantic partner.

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