Chapter 6: ~A Friends visit.~ (2/2)

“That said! Don't you want to get out of here for a while? Let's go for a little fun! That's what you have the Gate for!” Kane leaves the room while signalling me to follow. “On top of that you ran away at the day of our graduation. We couldn't have a proper party at all. Let's use the Gate, I already know the perfect location.”

I ponder over it for a moment. “Sure, Why not?”

***Jamaian Union, Atten, Slave Market***

“And why exactly are we here?” I look around the slave market with disgust while I follow Kane. Two of my burly guards are behind us while towering over almost everyone else. There were already multiple attempts to buy my guards from me. This world is making it to the top of my list of most despicable places to be born into.

There are people from everywhere in all ages here. All of them are displayed like cattle with slave collars around their neck. Slave traders are screaming their offers and various rich looking people are inspecting the 'goods'.

As soon as I have a nuke, I will throw it onto this place to clean the world of it.

“To search a wife and various attendants for you of course, hahaha.” Kane continues to lead the way. After we ate and drank in a fine restaurant at the Arcane Academy, he led me here. I could have thought of a better place to end the day.

“I hope you are joking. I don't need something like that.” I answer with disdain in my voice.

“Then what will you do at the great Ball of Fellmar. The Jarl will have all nobles of Norfolk to attend. You are a part of them now. It would be bad if you went there without courtship.” Kane starts to walk faster as a big building comes into view.

Ah, I totally forgot about that. “I hope he won't invite me.”

Kane shakes his head. “All nobles of Norfolk are invited by default. And even some from foreign countries to form alliances. It would be very strange if he wouldn't invite you. On top comes that this special slave market isn't held very often. There are just really high class 'goods' there. Including people with noble blood who lost their status.”

“You sound like someone with experience.” I look onto Kane with different eyes now. You never learn enough about people. We have reached the building now. The entrance is guarded by two bulky men.

“Hah. Well. I have experience. And I know that you despise this trade. But please acknowledge that I am better than most people who buy here. My employees are paid and can leave as soon as they have worked off their debt. So I consider it more like hiring personnel.” Kane waves his hand at a guard of the big building. “Two masks please!” A bag of money leaves his hands.

“I am sure that their 'payment' is very moderate.” I mumble to myself while the bouncer hands two white masks with creepy smiling faces to me and Kane. My guards get black masks with angry faces.

“Of course it's moderate! I want to earn money!” Kane advances into the building while I follow him.

“Are you sure it's okay for me to be here?” I am actually a little concerned for my safety.

“Because of the problems between Jamaian and Mislow? Nah... You underestimate the power of the Academy! And you are an acknowledged noble of Norfolk now. Jamaian has no trouble with Norfolk.” Kane shakes his head and enters a big room with many chairs and tables. There is a podium at the other end.

Then he takes a seat at one of the tables which is close to the podium. There are other people with masks in the room. The clothing of everyone looks very neat and expensive. My outfit is very cheap and plain compared to theirs. It's something I got accustomed to since I lived in Norfolk. The cold weather makes anything fancy impractical.

Kane starts to speak after I join him. He is reading a card which was lying in the centre of the table. “There are thirty people on the menu! Look there is a merchant from the Nation of Mist on the list. I think I will take that one. If he gives me a valuable advice I may let him go earlier.”

I just shake my head while Kane continues to look through the list. How did I get into this.

“Look hehehe. There are three noble women from Mislow here. Seems like they got captured during the border actions. Are you sure you don't want to buy a mistress or two?” Kane points at the list.

I shake my head. “No, thank you. Why should I want someone in my house who has every reason to stab a knife into me at the first opportune moment?”

“Well. Your loss. Two of them are a little too young for you anyway. Seven, thirteen and twenty two.” Kane places the list in the centre of the table again.

“I will burn this place to cinders after you are done.” They really abducted some children from an enemy nation?

“~Don't do that. It would take a while before I could make some profit here again.~” Kane pleads to me with his hands in a praying position.

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