For the next few hours Sienna went about doing mundane labors of life. She went to a dry good shop, a groceries store, and a cobbler to fit Marius with some good shoes. At each establishment she introduced Marius as her bodyguard and told the proprietor's that he had buying authority for her. Most did what whatever she wanted but the dry goods owner made her sign a tab agreement. All of this was done loudly and very conspicuously.
It was obvious to Marius this was part some greater scheme she was executing. But he found all this so BORING. The only thing that made it bearable was that Marius was out and on his own mission. He was looking intently at ever bladed weapon he could see. This didn't go unnoticed to Sienna but for the moment she ignored it.
At the end of their shopping spree they went into a jewelry shop. The shopkeeper, an old deep Gnome, was helping another Drow female with a bracelet fitting. Sienna tensed at the sight of the woman who didn't even to turn to see who entered the shop. "Hello Priestess." Sienna said cheerfully.
"That's High-Priestess pro temp. You must address me properly Sienna." She said as she turned around. The smile on her face faded when she saw Marius. She was a very attractive middle-aged woman. She had long white hair, sharp elven features, and dark green eyes. And she was what the elves considered "ideal" in body form, big pointy breast, a skinny waist, and nice rounded hips. "What is this," pointing at Marius, "a new vulgar toy on parade to disgrace your family?"
"He's my new bodyguard, Priestess. Quite a striking figure, isn't he?" She said almost defiantly.
"Your Grandmother will never approve. You're wasting your time on him. He'll never be allowed to carry a weapon. What good is an unarmed bodyguard? Really Sienna, must you be so frivolous?"
"I like him" Sienna said with a smile.
"Bring him to the feast tonight so your Grandmother can officially reject this specimen." The Priestess said with contempt.
"I intend to bring him. I'll need to be protected wearing my new bracelet. Speaking of which, let me see it?" Sienna said to the jeweler.
He pulled out from below the counter the most stunning work of woven gold and silver in the shape of a spider. The body formed the top of the bracelet and the legs wrapped around the wrist to hold the piece in place. Seven small chocolate diamonds were used for eyes. "It's my finest creation to date" the jeweler said brimming.
Immediately the priestess took off the bracelet she was wearing and tossed it on the counter. "Perhaps a ring" she said to the Gnome. I'll will be expecting something more than the bracelet you tried to sell me. Are we clear? I want your finest."
"I'll see you at the feast, Acolyte." She said to Sienna as she left the store.
Sienna looked at Marius and said, "Looks like I have carte blanc to bring you to the feast."
"Who was that?" Marius said in hushed common.
Sienna quickly slapped him across the face and said "Never initiate conversation, speak only when you have liberty to do so. Do you understand?"
"Yes Domina" and he cast his eyes to the floor.
The old Gnome chuckled at the public humiliation of Sienna's slave. He said to her "You are my favorite client, always a pleasure."
Sienna and Marius left the shop and made their way to a sea food restaurant. She ordered shrimp cocktail for herself and a large dinner plate for her bodyguard. As they ate, she told him he would not be partaking in the feast so he should eat his fill here. With that Marius ordered more fish.
After dinner they went to the Feast Hall of the Temple of Lolth. The hall touted 100 tables that sat 8 each. The center piece for each table was a ceramic spider statue in the likeness of a black widow. The tablecloth appeared as a web coming from the center piece. It had stage area with a podium up in front and a band played softly behind it. The kitchen was in a connecting adjacent room and the food actually smelled good. At the front near the entrance were restroom for Women and at the far left there were restrooms for men.
The Maître d, a small Drow man, smiled at Sienna and guided her to the table with Marius an arm's length away. He went to pull out her chair and Marius moved in quickly and intercepted the duty. The Maître d smiled at Sienna and sneered at her slave as he took leave. At the table sat six others, all Drow. Three were female and the other three were their "guest".
The woman seated to Sienna's right was somewhat pretty of face, but her body was too thin and flat to be very attractive. She said hello to Sienna as if they knew each other and complimented her on how exotic her sex slave was. But Sienna corrected her quickly by identifying her human as more than a pleasure slave, he was her new bodyguard. The woman's escort paid no attention to the exchange.
The woman to Sienna's left was old, even by elf standards. She greeted Sienna by name and in the course of social small talk Sienna called her Aunt Drussistan. Auntie's escort was obliviously younger than her and at some point, she introduced him to the table as her grandson Zantzin. And he paid more attention to the conversation than it was worth.
Across the table sat a very sexy woman who seemed pleased that the rest of the table generally ignored her. Her companion was very attentive to her and only her. A few minutes before the courses were to be served Sienna addressed her as Minatri and asked her how she liked "married" life. When the ice was broken towards her, she warmed up and thanked Sienna as the only relative that didn't disown her for the counterculture practice of marriage that she boldly embraced with Sanitzr, her husband. Just as she started bragging about her husband's vast wealth and holdings, another Drow woman passed by the table and interrupted by speaking with Sienna. This was a voluptuous woman that Marius couldn't help from looking her over, but he did so discreetly, and no one notice. She had green eyes and by now it was clear to Marius that was a strong family trait in Sienna's line.
She said, "I'm sorry 'Enna your mother had you placed at "this" table. I wanted you to sit next to me."
"It's fine 'Lissa. We "looser" like to stick together." Sienna said.
At this Barlissa said. "Hello Grandmother, cousins, baby brother, hope you enjoy the Feast of Eight Legs. I'll see you soon Sienna." And glanced at Marius while she said this.
As she left the table, Sienna gave a hushed laugh at Barlissa's pretentiousness and resumed the boring sort of conversation that Marius hated. As the third course of the eight-course meal was being served Sienna stood up and loudly said "My bracelet is missing." Just as abruptly she pointed at a wine server a few paces away and yelled "You stole my broach."
It was on. Marius quickly placed himself between his sub/Domina and the wine server. He thought to himself "No way her pocket was picked, my dark angel has a cruel streak. This poor wine server was the smallest elf in the room." He was the most harmless looking fellow too. And because Sienna chose him, Marius was about to tear his arm off.
Just as the entire hall was focused on this table, Zantzin yelled out "Look at the bulge in his pocket, I'll bet that's the bracelet?" The waiter put his hand in his pocket and pulled out the jewelry Sienna bought this afternoon. The look on his face wasn't one of surprise, but anger. With lightning reflexes, he flung the spider bracelet at Zantzin catching him in the throat and spraying blood in a ten-foot half circle covering Minatri and Sanitzr.