The first chapter to Aafje's backstory (mostly an introduction). The actual backstory will be in the other chapter.
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Musta'sim was a beautiful country.
Was…
It didn't take long until it fell apart. Until the kingdom fell to ruin and everyone started to suffer. A drought came, people died. Living in Musta'sim was the same as living in hell. And there was no one who could save them.
A small group of magicians came up, but their powers could only bring them so far. They were used as slaves, their lives seen as nothing but worthless.
It was because of that, that a young couple fled away. Away from the suffering, away from what could have been their death if they were to stay. With a young child, wrapped in a blanket, they fled towards the ocean. It didn't matter where they were going, they just wanted to be free. They wanted a better life. For them, for their son.
Musta'sim was a dead country.
…
The first ship brought them to Reim, to the far countryside where the view was made up of vineyards. There they could find a small farm, cheap enough that they could buy with the only money they owned. A small piece of land was theirs now. It wasn't much, but enough for a normal life. One without starvation.
Reim was a beautiful country.
…
After two years of living in Reim, the couple got a second child. A daughter this time. The two year old son already loved to run through the fields and talk to people he met on the road. The couple knew that their lives were good now. That their children could grow up without worry. After all, the suffering was gone. At least… the well-known suffering. There were still slaves. No magicians this time, no need for lives being thrown away because of drought. But still Reim had its own system when it came to slavery. And it was known that in Remano the slaves were used for everything. Even for fights to the death.
Reim was a cruel country.