Kurrog had been the trader in his orc tribe for only a few months, having taken over when the former trader, Ruthor, got himself killed trying to fight a wyvern on his own. Kurrog wasn't sure that he liked the job. It gave him a sort of authority, but mostly it meant a lot of nagging--nagging the other orcs to pay up their share for a supply run, nagging the tribe leader to tell him what they needed for weapons, and so on--and running errands.
This errand, though, was turning out a little more interesting than usual. The goblin merchant he'd come to see had the usual things--lightly used weapons, blood-splattered armor, recently-stolen goods--but she was selling pets, too. A couple of cages were stacked on top of each other beside her stall. They held, from top to bottom: a little dragonling; an elderly gnome; and what appeared to be a normal tortoise.
"That's just a tortoise," Kurrog said, pointing at the bottom cage. The goblin paused in counting the gold and leaned over the counter of her stall to look, as if she didn't remember what she had for sale, and then nodded.
"Some people like tortoises."
"You can eat that," he informed her. She rolled her eyes.
"I could eat any of 'em, if I wanted to, but they're worth more money if I sell 'em." She raised an eyebrow. "You want to buy it to eat?"
"No." He could catch something much bigger himself for free. He pointed to the left of the cages, then, at the thing tied to the stake beside them. "That's a human."
She leaned out to look, then nodded again. "Mm-hm. You want to buy that one? Specialty product."
"What's the matter with it?" Kurrog asked. The human was naked, first of all; he had seen enough humans to know that that was not their default state. It was female, and it was fairly damp all over, as if it had been sweating. It was writhing in place, not really trying to escape the ropes that bound it but squirming against them, its skin feverishly flushed.
"Nothing. That's how it's supposed to be," the goblin asserted. "See that collar on its neck?"
Kurrog nodded. The collar looked like iron, although it probably wasn't, since it had runes inscribed on it and iron didn't take magic very well.
"Fuck-pet collar," the goblin informed him. "Keeps the human ovulating--in its breeding season--but keeps it infertile. And it can only come if someone spills seed inside it, so its pussy stays nice and juicy."
"Huh." Kurrog watched curiously as the human rolled its hips like it was trying to hump back against the pole it was secured to. "Does it cost a lot? A collar like that?"
"Dunno. The human came with it on already," the goblin shrugged. "Put on it by another human, I guess."
"Humans keep each other as pets?" Kurrog sniffed. The goblin shrugged again and nodded. "That's not civilized."
"They're barbaric," the goblin agreed. "You want to sample it? Two silver to fuck it, but that goes towards the price if you decide you want to buy."
Kurrog frowned and eyed the writhing human again. He couldn't see its slit very well from his angle, but he could guess the size based on the size of the rest of the creature. His cock was as long and as thick as the human's forearm when he got fully hard. "It's too small for me to fuck."
"Collar helps with that, too. It's really stretchy and durable. You won't hurt it."
"Huh," Kurrog grunted, looking over again. After a second of consideration, he fished inside his purse, pulled out two silver, and dropped the coins next to the rest of the money the goblin had been counting for his order. The goblin grinned and scooped them up, then waved him towards the human.
Kurrog walked over. It seemed to take a moment before the human recognized that he was approaching; finally, its lust-dazed gaze locked onto him and it started babbling in a human language that he didn't recognize. It pressed itself back against the pole like it was trying to get away from him, then groaned when the motion made its slit rub back against the pole, its thighs squirming together.
"It's alright, I'm not gonna hurt you," Kurrog assured it, though he knew the creature probably couldn't understand him. He untied the rope around its middle that kept it secured tight against the pole, but left the rope around its wrists that leashed it to the top of the pole; if he was responsible for an escape, he knew the goblin would make him pay the price for the lost merchandise.