Hadan had to resist the urge to yell that he had nothing to give them but that would be dumb, if these were bandits they might just kill him if he had nothing to give to them.
"Get up" said the bandit, drawing back his sword. Hadan could now make it out as a Breaker. a anti-sword sword, with many slits in its back for capturing blades
Hadan didnt say anything but just slowly got back up. looking at Ayisha's sleeping form.
"Dont worry, we havent harmed any of your friends. but that could change if you do something stupid."
"Understood" said Hadan as he fully stood up. and realizing that if he tried to do anything stupid he would probably instantly die. the male in front of him was maybe seven feet, much taller then hadan, and he wasnt thin either, very buff. probably from the planes of shili.
"Come on" continued the man, firmly grabbing hadans shoulder and forcing him out the door of his hut. where Hadan found most of his family and dozens of other bandits in the same brown furs and with a variety of weapons. one giant of a man, bigger then even the one who had grabbed Hadan, sitting on a wood log with his hand on a wooden table infront of him.
"Ah, the leader of the family." said the giant, his voice deep and gruff with a hint of humor "please. take a seat."
The one holding Hadan shoved him towards the table and hadan slowly sat in the free chair across from the giant.
"Now, before we continue, no we're not bandits, or murderers, or anything that will hurt you unless your a bad person. so feel free to relax."
"Ok" replied Hadan, only relaxing slightly, it could be a trick to get them to let there guards down.
"In case you were wondering we are soldiers, currently scouting out the lands, its been decades since we had a good map for shili. so we're here."
"And why do you need that?"
"So we know where's what for agriculture." replied the supposed warrior.
Hadan nodded slowly, the man seemed to easy to speak. could just be friendly but it could also be a ploy.
"So. what about you. i see you and your family are on a trip. and you have a wife, you got lucky with a beautiful wife like that. along with a child, maybe another coming eh?"
Hadan glanced at some of the warriors who were in a semi circle watching him and his family, they looked professional, not like bandits. maybe the man was telling the truth.
Apparenetly the man had been expecting a reply from Hadan because he coughed slightly and Hadan snapped his head back to him abruptly.
"Oh. well. we haven't talked about that." replied Hadan.
"Well thats a conversation you'll probably have at another time."
"So why do you need more land for agriculture."
"Why wouldnt we? if you have the ability to become a massive agricultural power why not?"
"Because there are four other empires who would happily stop you"
"What do you mean?" asked the warrior. confused.
"Where are you from." asked Hadan. hoping to find out if the warrior truly was a warrior.
"The Havoc Dynasty."
Hadan nodded. that made sense, the Havoc were off in the more colder northern regions, which was still decent most of the year but it was one of the few places it ever snowed on shili. so it explained the fur coats that, though very helpful at night, werent great during the day
