There was an indescribable flickering red glow in her eyes, creating a fearsome and unnatural effect. Her face bore the signs of complete exhaustion and her moves suggested senility. Her hair was a white disheveled mess, and the top part of her left ear was cut off and dangled from a chain on its lobe. Her clothes were rags, and an ungainly halberd was strapped on her back. And I thought that all of my kind were fastidious in their cleanliness.
Life is a surprise.
As soon as I was put on the block, all the signs of her wretchedness vanished. She fixed her flaming eyes upon me and with a tone of divine-like authority barked out an offer, even before the formal bidding began. As she walked toward the selling block, the buyers opened a path that was far wider than necessary. I did not understand why until she reached the base of the block. To this day I do not know causes her foul body odor.