Adam was kept in his cage and carried into what he could see was a good sized house, not a mansion, but nice enough. He was carried down to a windowless basement room where his cage was opened and his was told to get onto a bed and was then chained by one wrist to a ring in the concrete wall. The room was not large and not painted or decorated. There was only a bed and various tables and other covered pieces in the dimly lit room. There was a basic bathroom right next to where his bed was and he was told he could use it even while chained.
A man brought him food and water and told him to keep the glass and to get more water from the bathroom. He was told he should lie down and sleep and the master would send for him in the morning. The man left and locked the door from the outside. There would be no escaping from this room.
The lights stayed on all night but Adam was used to that. He fell asleep soon after the man left. The bed was comfortable enough and he liked not being so tightly bound. He could move around a little and it felt good. Adam was very tired though, and thought only briefly about his situation. He didn’t know what to expect and hoped that he was now owned by a good master. Adam drifted off, a slave with a new home, but without a home. He’d never wondered what a real home might be like, or what it might be like to be free. What would I ever do with all that time and no idea what to do, he wondered. I’d rather have a master, and a purpose. Freedom has no rules and I like rules.
Adam sighed, feeling warm in his new bed. He hoped for the best and would be ready in the morning to do whatever his master wished, anything at all to make him happy.