63 The Army (1/2)

”If you want us to cook dinner like yesterday you should kidnap some more cooks Don”

Don saw the elf girl looking very tired as she had black lines under her eyes showing her lack of sleep yesterday but Arrora's cheeks were rosy as ever there was no exhaustion on her face.

”Don't worry you can take many helpers as you want”

While he was saying that the slaves from yesterday walked into the hall led by Gael and his friends. The slaves in front of him and the slaves he saw yesterday were two completely different people. After a lavish dinner cooked by Arrora and Amaryll, their skin glowed with vitality and they looked full of energy.

Everything seemed like a dream to the slaves, and they felt that they were losing their judgment. As they were made a slave and dragged out of the cage-like cattle with chains around their neck and legs and hands, they were thought they would soon be starting their life as slaves. However, after coming out of the cage, they saw their masters getting brutally killed and found themselves in a magnificent hall before a youth. Then, a bunch of elven girls and dwarven women flooded their table with various delicacies and foods as they(slaves) left not an inch of empty space in their stomach.

”Are you willing to get your freedom back or ?”

Don didn't finish what he was saying but looked at the slaves before him for their answer especially he was eyeing the blonde hair youth in front of the crowd.

”We are willing...”

Finally, a group of beastmen stepped forward and looked at Don and awkwardly said as they didn't know how to address him

”Its Lord, lord Don”

Seeing the three beastmen awkwardly standing before Don without knowing his name Arrora let them know his name.

The three beastmen before Don were a man with wolf-like features as he had a bushy side beard and eyes of a wolf, besides the wolfman stood a man with a tiger head and long-tail behind him. If Don didn't see him standing on his two feet like a human he would mistake him for a tiger as he had black stripes on his golden fur.

The last one standing between the wolf and the tiger was a cute girl with long bunny ears, aside from her bunny ears Don couldn't see any animalistic features on the girl. Seeing the youth's gaze the bunny girl didn't dare to lift her head.

”Hey bunny girl we won't eat you”

While standing before the youth the slaves heard a calm male voice, the bunny girl was startled when she heard the voice and she nervously lifted her head to see a majestic white lion with feathery wings like an angel descending beside the youth on the throne.

As a beast himself, Knight felt more intrigued towards the beastmen standing before him and felt some kind of connection between them. Seeing the Lion standing near the throne, everyone was shocked especially the beastmen.

The wolfman and the tiger's legs wanted to kneel before the lion without their control but they fought against the feeling with all their strength.

”A grandmaster”

Hearing the lion speaking the slave's mistaken Knight as a Grandmaster level beast. Knight had a grin on his face when he heard the crowd mumbling 'grandmaster' in a low pitched voice.

”How did you become slaves?”

Watching the three beastmen looking at him Knight asked them and he could see the wolf and tiger clutching their fist and their eyes turning red in anger when he asked them

Since the youth on the throne and people beside him looking at them the wold gritted his teeth and decided to tell his story

”We ar were from a faraway little village, the only thing we did is hunt and look after the village we never left our village or fought with other villages our lives were very peaceful and happy until”

Don could see his canine teeth growing and coming out of his mouth as the bunny girl grabbing his big hand with her small hands

”Until the green-robed men come to our village, they wanted us to fight for them but we were peace-loving village so we refused then it happened”

While he was speaking tears started to form in his eyes and the tiger placed his hand on the wolf's shoulder to reassure him

”That night I've heard the screams of my people and when I went out of my hut there was blood all over the place they slaughtered my people they didn't even show mercy to our children I can still hear them, their cries”

At that moment the wolf couldn't stand straight as he dropped on his knees, tears were coming out of his eyes like a fountain. Seeing his friend like that the bunny girl also couldn't hold back her tears however the tiger didn't cry, he turned his gaze towards Don to continue the story

”our leader Morgi's father gave his life to let the three of us escape but before we could escape they caught us we fought but we were not a match for them and when we opened our eyes we were chained and put into a cage ”