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slave sellers

Arthur leywin Pov

"First, let's see how Arthur and Princess Tessia met." narok said.

" like this?" clive said, frowning in anger.

"let's see how arthur and princess tessia met." narok said again. as I expected, he said without any concern.

the screen starts and we see a 4 year old me climbing trees like a monkey.

I jumped over a few more trees, feeling very proud of my primate agility, landing on a branch just a few feet away. Hiding behind the thick trunk, I watched the group of humans.

many looked at me and said: "primate agility?".

quickly, I raise my hands defensively." hey, i was 4."

But there was something wrong.

I completely hid behind the log and closed my eyes, putting mana in my ears.

“Nooo…! RELIEF! SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE! MOM! DADDY! NOW I'M AFRAID!”

hearing this sudden screams, everyone was scared and tensed to hear that the voice was that of a child.

I feel a grip on
my hand and look at tess who was tense from remembering such a traumatic moment.

I gently pull her closer to me to comfort her.

(yuck, artxtess. greyxcaera is better😒.)

“Somebody shut that girl's mouth! She will get attention!”

*clack*

"Fast! Put it in the back of the carriage. We are just a few days away from the mountain range. We'll be safer there Don't relax and keep moving.”

“Hey, Chief? How much do you think it will sell for? Elves are worth a lot, aren't they? Hehe, she's a child too, meaning she's a virgin! I bet she'll bring us a lot of money, huh!"

"God..." I hear some people exclaim.

Slave traders!

I carefully looked around to locate the small carriage, enough to cram about five or six adults. I turned just in time to see a middle-aged man pulling a little girl into the back of the carriage. She looked to be about six or seven, with a silver tinge to her hair and the trademark pointed ears for which elves were known.

What do I do? How were they able to kidnap one in the first place? The magical mist of Elshire Forest should disorient the senses of even the most skilled mage.

After a few more seconds of observation, I found my answer.

Attached to the leashes were mana beasts that looked like a cross between a deer and a dog, with antlers that branched out, looking like a complicated satellite. They were mentioned briefly in the encyclopedia I always carried with me. Wood hounds were native to Elshire Forest and could navigate even better than elves.

How those brutes acquired forest dogs I had no idea, but I needed to think of a plan.

Option one: steal one of the forest dogs and have him lead me out of the forest.

Option two: kidnap the kidnapped elf so she can take me out of the forest.

Option three: Kill all the slavers and free the elf, then get the forest hounds and have them lead me out of the forest.

Pondering for a few minutes, I am faced with a dilemma. The first option would be the easiest, but I didn't like just leaving the elf.

But then again, who knows… maybe she'll be bought by a kind old man who will set her free and take her back to his home.