While most others were out at the slave auction for the day, Laura had already made all the purchases she'd wanted recently, and socialising on Saturday night had been more than enough for her for a while. After relaxing in bed for a little longer than she normally would, she decided it was about time she spent some time with Alice. The past week she hadn't been nearly attentive enough, something that usually didn't matter with her slaves, but she knew that Alice was a special case.
Going down to her cabin, even from so far away, she heard a sweet voice, and as she grew closer to Alice's cabin, she realised it was her. Entering, she smiled at the girl, who hadn't seemed to notice her straight away. "That was beautiful, Alice." She smiled softly. She was pleased she'd bought her, rather than see her claimed by a much crueller Master. "Sing it for me again?"