Question - serving wine

Question: Why is an odalisque allowed to serve drinks but not take orders for drinks?

Answer: Yes. An odalisque is permitted to serve drinks to her Master and his guests but she is not to be used as a barmaid. A Slavekeeper should not direct an odalisque to take orders for drinks. He should take the orders, but he can have her bring the drinks to the guests. This is a subtle distinction that follows from the defined nature of an odalisque. She is not a worker. She is kept from toil. She is only used for sexual and erotic purposes. Taking orders for drinks is considered a form of work. It makes the odalisque into a waitress or a barmaid. This is beneath her. She must be preserved from that sort of association. But when she brings the drinks - perhaps on a silver tray - this is considered a form of display. It is an occasion when the Keeper can direct the slave to demonstrate her poise and beauty. The bringing of drinks is considered a demonstration, an exhibition, not a chore. Taking orders for drinks is a chore. An odalisque should not be used as a common worker. She is an object of beauty and an object of pleasure. The bringing of drinks is a display of her beauty.