The King And His Fox

Chp 4

Sun shown bright on the spring day as I dug a hole the wrapped small body lay next to me as I dug it felt like saying goodbye to it all as I placed him gentley  and then placed the dirt as I got up I realized how he never had freedom but really he is now free forever I then walked away to go back to my home to find my people if there was any.

As I traveled the sun shimered through the trees as tho small diamonds of light hit my skin the wind left a  sweet flower smell  and all was peacefully I walked with a cloak and a pouch hoping that home would be close or at least a two day trip. As I traveled the road showed a sign saying my home villages name I turned and ran as fast as I could home I am going home I want to be home I chanted as I leaped over logs and holes as I could see a clearing in the distants.

The sun hit my face as I entered where the village crops are but once my vision recovered I blinked to see over grown grass weeds and torn up pieces of wood that used to be the fence my thoughts ran as tho repeating the events of what happened to my people was more terrible then what I last thought.

I ran to the center hoping that it was still there that we survived that we didn't all die . I pushed through the overgrowth my knees dropped as I saw nothing but stone and pieces of wood that traces where the village was tears feel rapid from my eyes as I waild in agony my sister gave up for nothing.

Hollow -"damit why did this happen!?"

"Hello?!"

I stopped to see a young girl fetching water with a curious look on her face.

Hollow-"sorry um what are you doing out here all by yourself?"

"Oh I am not my name's meg I am  from a camp nearby"

Hollow-" what kind of camp?"

Meg-"oh a trading camp"

Hollow-" wait a t...."

Before I could say anything my head was covered by a sack and my arms were tied I feel to the ground yelling but no reply came just muffled noise and the feeling of being picked up I tried thinking of a plan but I couldn't being a slave for almost a year and a half made not want this but at the same time my family was dead and I was dirty now so really what's the point.
My body now limp and emotionless
It didn't matter how hard I tried I was still a slave to the world and my people are no longer alive so I am alone anyway I slowly thought over this again until I slowly feel asleep swaying back in forth in a carriage.

King matthews pov-
It was like any other morning in the kingdom children playing people selling fruits and vegetables and the sound of the horse clapping down on the stone streets. What a bore life was since the peace treaty began between our neighboring country tailistign.

Mathew-"ugh Ed I am so bored what's on the schedule today and please say it's exciting?"

Ed-"sorry lord but I am afraid so but we can squeeze in some time at the street market maybe if you want my lord"

Mathew-"ya that sounds good Ed"

I heard Ed call out to the coach man to head to the kingdom square as I felt the the change of the carriage change directions the sun shown bright as the sound of the square echoed closer and closer.

"Come up come up check out the new selections of highest trades slaves wepons and jewels all for the lowest prices!!"

The words of the man woke me up from my day dream as the thought of getting a new beastman to the castle would be quite a exciting thing from the old boring old slaves.

Mathew-"stop the carriage!!"

I got up from my seat not listening to Eds worry's and running straight towards a crowd gathered round a grand both showing slaves of all shapes and race being shown on display. I looked to see but it seemed to only be human and low ranked elves and fairy's which annoy me I  rather not I turned around disappointed and sad.

"Wait! My king is that you?"

Everyone in the square turned and cheered as tho it was the biggest celebration ever.

Mathew- "yes trader it is and why must you sak kind sir?"

"Well my lord I found a slave you might like we caught him this morning and I was planning on selling him in the future but seeing that your a king he will fit with your servants just right"

Mathew-"you've intrigued me what is this slave?"

The crowd watch as the trader walked to the back of his stand and pulled a man about 5 years younger skinny and pale with golden sharp eyes and long white are with a tail pairing apair of ears. My jaw dropped as I realized that I was face to face with a foxman one of a kind and the rarest species.

Mathew-"how did you find one I thought they were extinct or at least on the break of it?

"My king this is if I am right the last one the village we found him in was the last recorded one and it was completely burned to the ground with the foxman in it so you are correct he is my lord"

I looked up at his face in awe he looked thin and dirty but I could still tell he was .....

Beautiful

Mathew-"I will take him good sir"

"Ok my lord it's a deal"

I like where this is going.