"A whore who is owned, not paid." He explains without shame. "I belonged to a powerful man who thankfully loved and cherished me. I warmed his bed, entertained his guests, and pleasured him and those he bade me to."

Sinric shrugs elegantly. "It sounds quite terrible but it wasn't. I was gives an education to rival any prince and lived in the most beautiful palace in the world. And I was valued and loved. Few free men could boast the same."