CHAPTER 5
PoV: Ember
With a snap Ember came out of her daydream. She saw Runt was waking up and so retrieved the blanket and folded it up so that they wouldn't have to sit on the cold floor. "Morning Runt." He yawned "morning Em." She sighed: "Don't call me that, you now it brings back bad memories." "Sorry Ember, I keep forgetting that."
Suddenly a loud noise of a metal door being opened sounded trough the small prison. She had to close her eyes because of the sudden sunlight that penetrated the darkness of the prison. She became nervous as Rudolf walked in with a grin on his face. Her eyes flicked to the door but she was discouraged when she saw Ox standing in the opening. The man was so huge that there wasn't a single space where they could fit trough. Then Rudolf started talking: "Well kiddies, it's time to go soon." He grabbed Runt and Ox came forward and could Her which he managed easily. They threw the 2 screaming and kicking children over their shoulders and went up the stairs.
They entered a large room with 2 tubs with warm water in it and a few towels lay on the ground. "All right Kids, bathe and I better not find a spot after you're done." Rudolf said. Runt who hated bathes yelled: "No I won't!" and tried to make a run for the door. Ox simply grabbed the him, ripped of his clothes and threw him in the bath tub. Ember gulped and started to undress while trying really hard not to blush. The two men were making disgusting suggestions, she shot the two man a angry look and as soon as she had her clothes off she slipped into the tub. After washing herself she came to the conclusion that at some point she had to come out and dry herself. She looked at the two man again: "Could you please leave or at least turn around?" Rudolf sighed: "Oh, all right." He nodded to Ox and they both turned around. She sighed with relieve and quickly slit out of the tub and dried herself off fast. She slipped back into her clothes. She noticed that Runt was also back in his clothes. "All Right, Were ready." "Well it's about time. Let's go."
When they came to the front door Rudolf went out first. She saw a large coach standing in front of the building. Rudolf was mumbling some words. She gasped, for a second she could have sworn that a shining dome surrounded the coach but then it was gone. Then Ox pushes the two children into the coach. The windows of the coach were black so you couldn't see into the coach. She wanted to say something to Runt but was horrified to find out that no sound left her mouth. She hit the against the glass of the coach but that didn't make any sound either. She realised that whatever Rudolf had cast must have drawn away all the sound.
After a short ride in the coach they felt it stop again. The doors swung open and she saw Ox pushing, no herding more people into the coach. When they started riding again there were 12 persons inside the coach.
About 20 minutes later the coach came to a halt again. When the doors opened she and runt climbed out and looked around in amazement. They were in the upper town. She looked around and saw that they were on something like the market in the lower town but instead of a few slave stands this whole market place was filled with slave traders.
"Buy you slaves here! Strong slaves perfect for in the mines!
"Dancing Girls! Get your Dancing Girls here!"
"Strong fighting slaves! Trained by field experience! Excellent for small armies!"
"Get your academic slaves here! Cooks, scribes and teachers, we got them all!"
"What do you think Ember?" asked Runt. "I have no idea. Even if we escape now, the security in upper town is so tight that we would never escape." "STOP TALKING!" Ox yelled at them. He was forcing them and the other slaves on a stand at the side of the huge slave market. Then Rudolf started: "Cheap slaves here. Cheap healthy slaves! Get them here! A crowd gather fast. "Probably attracted by the word cheap" Ember thought. She looked around and saw the people inspecting the slaves. A bald man in formal looking clothes walked towards her. He looked at her eyes and ordered her to spin around her axis. He felt her arm and legs and mutter something like "Mmmm, cook's help or maybe servant, she is pretty enough for it. I'll give you 250 gold for her Rudolf." Rudolf eyes widened but before he could accept other people also came standing around them and also started bidding.
"300 gold!" "400 gold!" "600 gold, here!"
Rudolf looked around completely amazed by all the offers.
"10000 gold!"
Everybody looked around completely stunned by the high bid. "Ember? He Em, what's wrong?" Runt asked her. Looking surprised at the girls eyes who were now filled with fear looking at the tree persons in red with silver robes. "It can't be" she thought. "Them again, what do they want of me?" Then everything around her went black.
She blinked. The darkness around her was starting to fade away.
"Looks she's waking up. He girl are you all right?"
"Huh, Who?" She looked to the right where the voice was coming from and was shocked to see it was a young man in red with silver robes. "No, don't hurt me, please!" she cried. "Huh, why would I want to hurt you?" He asked honestly looking puzzled. "But, you people bought me from Rudolf." She said, now getting confused. "Oh, that the slave trader right? Sorry but it was the only way we could think of getting you out of there. We were very surprised to see you their. If Ylia hadn't been with us we would have no idea it was you. And bye the way if,." "WAIT, why do you people want me so bad anyway?" she asked him. He looked at her surprised again: "Uhmmm, were to begin? Well this is the Society of Spellcraft. We are a organisation of wizards, witches and sorcerers. Ten years ago a young sorceress was attacked bye a rivalling guild. They wiped her memory and wanted to imprint a new one but before they could do that she escaped. You have to understand she was a very powerful sorceress and used her magic instinctively. After her escape she settled in the city. There she gave birth to a young girl. For five years she lived there happily. But then we discovered a newly lit magical source. When we investigated we discovered it was a young girl named Ylia. We had a conversation with the parents and decided that she would join the society and would come with us. Then we felt a very powerful magical presence nearby with powerful anti-scrying enchantments around them. We moved quickly to the source and entered the house. When the woman saw us she screamed and started throwing attack at us, We had no other option then to nock her out. We looked around the house and found a children's room. Strangely an even more powerful magical aura was in that room then we had felt in the woman. Then we hurt the door slam open and ran down the stairs. And well, the rest you should know. I'll leave you now with your thoughts, there is some food on the table, I'll talk to you in the morning." Then he left.
That night Ember cried herself to sleep.
PoV: Ember
With a snap Ember came out of her daydream. She saw Runt was waking up and so retrieved the blanket and folded it up so that they wouldn't have to sit on the cold floor. "Morning Runt." He yawned "morning Em." She sighed: "Don't call me that, you now it brings back bad memories." "Sorry Ember, I keep forgetting that."
Suddenly a loud noise of a metal door being opened sounded trough the small prison. She had to close her eyes because of the sudden sunlight that penetrated the darkness of the prison. She became nervous as Rudolf walked in with a grin on his face. Her eyes flicked to the door but she was discouraged when she saw Ox standing in the opening. The man was so huge that there wasn't a single space where they could fit trough. Then Rudolf started talking: "Well kiddies, it's time to go soon." He grabbed Runt and Ox came forward and could Her which he managed easily. They threw the 2 screaming and kicking children over their shoulders and went up the stairs.
They entered a large room with 2 tubs with warm water in it and a few towels lay on the ground. "All right Kids, bathe and I better not find a spot after you're done." Rudolf said. Runt who hated bathes yelled: "No I won't!" and tried to make a run for the door. Ox simply grabbed the him, ripped of his clothes and threw him in the bath tub. Ember gulped and started to undress while trying really hard not to blush. The two men were making disgusting suggestions, she shot the two man a angry look and as soon as she had her clothes off she slipped into the tub. After washing herself she came to the conclusion that at some point she had to come out and dry herself. She looked at the two man again: "Could you please leave or at least turn around?" Rudolf sighed: "Oh, all right." He nodded to Ox and they both turned around. She sighed with relieve and quickly slit out of the tub and dried herself off fast. She slipped back into her clothes. She noticed that Runt was also back in his clothes. "All Right, Were ready." "Well it's about time. Let's go."
When they came to the front door Rudolf went out first. She saw a large coach standing in front of the building. Rudolf was mumbling some words. She gasped, for a second she could have sworn that a shining dome surrounded the coach but then it was gone. Then Ox pushes the two children into the coach. The windows of the coach were black so you couldn't see into the coach. She wanted to say something to Runt but was horrified to find out that no sound left her mouth. She hit the against the glass of the coach but that didn't make any sound either. She realised that whatever Rudolf had cast must have drawn away all the sound.
After a short ride in the coach they felt it stop again. The doors swung open and she saw Ox pushing, no herding more people into the coach. When they started riding again there were 12 persons inside the coach.
About 20 minutes later the coach came to a halt again. When the doors opened she and runt climbed out and looked around in amazement. They were in the upper town. She looked around and saw that they were on something like the market in the lower town but instead of a few slave stands this whole market place was filled with slave traders.
"Buy you slaves here! Strong slaves perfect for in the mines!
"Dancing Girls! Get your Dancing Girls here!"
"Strong fighting slaves! Trained by field experience! Excellent for small armies!"
"Get your academic slaves here! Cooks, scribes and teachers, we got them all!"
"What do you think Ember?" asked Runt. "I have no idea. Even if we escape now, the security in upper town is so tight that we would never escape." "STOP TALKING!" Ox yelled at them. He was forcing them and the other slaves on a stand at the side of the huge slave market. Then Rudolf started: "Cheap slaves here. Cheap healthy slaves! Get them here! A crowd gather fast. "Probably attracted by the word cheap" Ember thought. She looked around and saw the people inspecting the slaves. A bald man in formal looking clothes walked towards her. He looked at her eyes and ordered her to spin around her axis. He felt her arm and legs and mutter something like "Mmmm, cook's help or maybe servant, she is pretty enough for it. I'll give you 250 gold for her Rudolf." Rudolf eyes widened but before he could accept other people also came standing around them and also started bidding.
"300 gold!" "400 gold!" "600 gold, here!"
Rudolf looked around completely amazed by all the offers.
"10000 gold!"
Everybody looked around completely stunned by the high bid. "Ember? He Em, what's wrong?" Runt asked her. Looking surprised at the girls eyes who were now filled with fear looking at the tree persons in red with silver robes. "It can't be" she thought. "Them again, what do they want of me?" Then everything around her went black.
She blinked. The darkness around her was starting to fade away.
"Looks she's waking up. He girl are you all right?"
"Huh, Who?" She looked to the right where the voice was coming from and was shocked to see it was a young man in red with silver robes. "No, don't hurt me, please!" she cried. "Huh, why would I want to hurt you?" He asked honestly looking puzzled. "But, you people bought me from Rudolf." She said, now getting confused. "Oh, that the slave trader right? Sorry but it was the only way we could think of getting you out of there. We were very surprised to see you their. If Ylia hadn't been with us we would have no idea it was you. And bye the way if,." "WAIT, why do you people want me so bad anyway?" she asked him. He looked at her surprised again: "Uhmmm, were to begin? Well this is the Society of Spellcraft. We are a organisation of wizards, witches and sorcerers. Ten years ago a young sorceress was attacked bye a rivalling guild. They wiped her memory and wanted to imprint a new one but before they could do that she escaped. You have to understand she was a very powerful sorceress and used her magic instinctively. After her escape she settled in the city. There she gave birth to a young girl. For five years she lived there happily. But then we discovered a newly lit magical source. When we investigated we discovered it was a young girl named Ylia. We had a conversation with the parents and decided that she would join the society and would come with us. Then we felt a very powerful magical presence nearby with powerful anti-scrying enchantments around them. We moved quickly to the source and entered the house. When the woman saw us she screamed and started throwing attack at us, We had no other option then to nock her out. We looked around the house and found a children's room. Strangely an even more powerful magical aura was in that room then we had felt in the woman. Then we hurt the door slam open and ran down the stairs. And well, the rest you should know. I'll leave you now with your thoughts, there is some food on the table, I'll talk to you in the morning." Then he left.
That night Ember cried herself to sleep.