A Lifes Journey

19. A Lifes Journey - Chapter 19

We were now halfway through the ride. The road got a bit rough, it seems like there were quite a few battles between neighboring Dirk and Orc villages around here based on what the slave traders told me.

Rintiya is very hostile towards demi-humans, how come 2 races are fighting here with no oversight from the military?

I looked at the dejected slaves and couldn't help but feel bad for the locked creatures.

It felt like we're in the same boat in some weird way.

Snoopsi once asked me what I thought about slavery. It always seemed like a strange question, I don't know, slavery is just a thing that's there.

I still think that it's a weird, pointless question. At the very least, now I can see how someone wouldn't enjoy having their ability to make decisions stripped away.

My stomach turned at the thought of my farewell with Jake, or should I call him 'my father' now? Doesn't matter, we won't meet again until I get rid of this curse Kiyoko put on me.

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It took a full day for us to make it to Silvermoon's southern entrance.

"Thanks guys, I appreciate the ride!"

The slave traders waved at me and we went our separate ways.

First I need to hide Jake's notebook and the sword. I don't need Kiyoko to know about it.

There was a place where me and Ostel used to stash the books we stole from the residence complex area, only Snoopsi knows about it so those things will be safe there.

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I finally arrived at Home. The juniors from this year's crop looked at me funny as I walked down the corridor leading to Kiyoko's room.

"Oh my, dearest? I haven't seen your beautiful eyes in such a long time, have you come to ask master for forgiveness?" The all too familiar voice of the woman who made me escape Mil-Ansk sounded from ahead of me.

I looked up to see her sad expression hidden under a condescending smile.

This lady clearly doesn't know that her lies never work on me.

"You know, Niya I'm quite good at reading expr-"

"Haha, my my, Niya, not witch? Are you trying to seduce me, dearest?"

"Huh? Fuc- Forget it, where's Kiyoko, I need to talk to her."

Niya walked past me and told me to be careful as she pointed her finger towards Kiyoko's room.

It's time to confront her, I can't move on until I learn the truth.

I opened the metal door with a loud bang and walked up to the woman who stayed seated at her desk in the middle of the room.

"Should you not have a satisfactory explanation for this insolence, punishment would not be light." Kiyoko got up and turned to face me, her aura as frightening as ever. Her figure, not so much, she was pale, thin, sickly, what happened in the past week? Forget it, I don't care.

"Speak, insolent child. Now!" She crossed her arms and furrowed her brows.

Rage welled up inside of me as I saw her slim figure.

"Master, can you tell me what the power of your Seal is?"

From behind me the children started whispering quietly as I left the door open

Kiyoko started walking past me to close it but I grabbed her arm and yelled "ANSWER ME!"

"Unhand me at once, insolent one, we will speak in private." Her calm voice irritated me even more and I tightened my grip, to which the lady retaliated by slapping my face.