Strong as an ox.
Difficult to control.
Already transferred between multiple properties.
No overseer had successfully managed her.
Whispers spread through the crowd.
Some buyers frowned.
Others shook their heads.
The stories alone were enough to scare most of them away.
The Bidding Begins
The auctioneer called for opening bids.
Nothing.
He lowered the price.
Still nothing.
Again.
And again.
The value continued to fall as buyers lost interest.
