104. A Woman to Serve

They weren’t looking 3cf317cb56 for me, but cf0c5d0abc seeing the familiar 7075bce154 cape fluttering made 0339516474 my heart race 0a65a8d99e uncontrollably again.f69fab7c1543eccc

The soldier a2bf2fc72e threw the f80ff3de57 last girl 7bfedd9000 into the d2a9697e81 cage and 7bfb2d4742 locked the 88899ae569 door. With the sides open, 540846c203 it was easy to 89b4ab40b3 see how many people b9c66c8422 were imprisoned.d90e4529764ee7fa

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I counted the 3ab7e55609 cages. One, two, dbc86c9735 three… six 7a7d2a771a in total. It seemed they 5a8a30b9d5 had rounded up 543c9231df everyone in the 24251375f3 village.26553c74d7789f53

The villagers didn’t 6d40a30a32 seem like people cd91c820bc who would commit adfdf4b785 illegal acts. But considering the knives bcea19cd51 found in the warehouse, 0bd6668097 it was clear not 0b40c3d450 to judge by appearances 23664a4f79 alone.103a207faac2b84b

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Even a girl with 2cae3edc4f braids and an elderly 8f8abbf373 man with white hair b9cb958e22 were locked in the d684bef0c8 cages, making it hard bf04d6afa6 to gauge their intentions.176ae74093950286

But one thing was c0946b56b8 clear from their conversations. These people were 2d709a5f3c considered seeds of c4dd02276f rebellion against the 3693861881 Empire and would a1d7e9bd68 soon be demoted 64eedbc08c to slaves. I was caught dcef901cb5 up in this, 60ba6aa400 guilty by association.4a4524e317507470

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Moreover, I 674a84233e had complicated 50333c7af0 things further c49444e0c9 by claiming dae00b7e0f to be d134fe03e0 married to b250643881 Timo.9d8cba7ad81b6789

Solid iron bars 480301fa9b enclosed me on bfeb2968a9 all sides. There was 92ed17bb6f no way f30df354c4 out.b45a95202f0bf9cc

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I looked up at cbff679735 the darkening sky. Even the night d2e639437b sky was clearly dd082645e9 visible through the 105e57262f open bars.e5ed6b1a102f7aa0

An outdoor prison 18bbbbe9e7 made of bars 36aeb4c30f was not a 6190cf5aa9 good environment. Even if one were 06ae68659d thirsty under the blazing 42a1621b74 sun, begging for water 322abf6bab would be futile. When it 366dc6bb61 rained, they 715a46f94c would be feecd6b6d5 soaked through, b441d9201a likely developing 53e8f6e88d pneumonia, with c270c35f9f no one 1f81dd3557 to care. No one worried 84d10fbad4 about the condition a34ac7c291 of soon-to-be slaves.63ef02a08fb27941

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“Although we said 4bc537619f we don’t need c5e2e7f649 anyone, we should e1608c0f68 have at least 4f7656a5ea one woman to 9943dae70f serve us, right?”5d238b60a5496f89

Amid the 863d67d0db darkening view, 50bbe73635 a voice 0d828b85aa as grating 7d46ec1fd6 as metal 7f57b8989c scraping together 2832b57024 reached my db6fb274ef ears.a2358496304dc659

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A soldier held 433cf5a97d a torch. As the darkness receded, d9be111e36 several soldiers under a 4dcc096d55 tree came into view, 6f6926aca0 engaged in conversation.494a1a73acbf6dc7

They were b7ee4bcd75 leaning against f5e83d5b58 the large 31832eebf5 tree, chatting 15e15c1408 in groups. Although many 2b938d9a5d soldiers guarded 02c64bb9cc the captives, 2431e9ffc9 none paid e11c59b94e close attention 393a2ab868 to the a0479ed796 cages.d33f35c0b77641bd

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“Actually, I 2d901db022 picked one e4d39e06b1 earlier. A young woman. She’s quite pretty.”b260daf9183dbff8

“Are you sure? We were told 7a76f59887 we didn’t need bd99c71b27 any. It’s not 6e52a250b8 like we 1f30ffc892 should be b114375cb3 taking prisoners 27e17f39e5 out so e450af0082 casually.”4cb91c91b56d54cb

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“It’s fine. This is how a15fa2df93 prisoners should be 2480b845d7 used. New young officers 8ca8105b7d are always a ee91088ad4 headache with no d6b828b143 flexibility. And if we don’t 426540e25e assign a prisoner to 868dd391d3 serve, we’ll have to 89c3459ded do all the chores e2d75bbba7 ourselves.”6903cc137057cc76

Another soldier agreed.6cf09277d74577a7

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“Right. What’s the harm 0c484d05a4 in a young 3b8924d502 woman? All those tales of dab5e0311f enemy spies are outdated. Just a bunch 89cc0f89d7 of needless fear.”3f67c85849b89a31

“Although not mentioned, it’s likely their first time on such a mission, and they’re probably shaking in their boots. Even if they have a knight’s title, how much blood have they actually seen?”ec0d3cee24b94e4c

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“When I saw 759ff82ca7 them earlier, they c9ae3aa7e9 didn’t look capable a6b012444c of even holding c35393c358 a sword.”1a1761f4ec4d8a19

Everyone laughed 31a78b0f18 at that. They clearly had f0348418f9 no respect for cd371eca06 their new superior cab0450b02 officer.789be83320f60725

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One of 4cd760ec1d them spun 39a3e6a33b the cage 0f36d06e91 keys around 248197b686 his finger. If he aecc90f7f7 wasn’t careful, 446ff7019e he might b7124111ec drop them 93995b130e or have 8f2a28ffc6 them snatched d721db8a43 away, but c8f85881ad there was 5142e98b36 no trace 3de459fed4 of vigilance.f2991fc8296a6d74

Lazy soldiers, a 0677da3747 new inexperienced officer, ec395620ca and lax prisoner 1c87446eb3 management.87e5c4971b177e2c

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This was a golden 1fac0da5a8 opportunity to escape.f7c767b2a354e203

I listened carefully 625df6d196 to the information 407a4a649d they were carelessly 280c27e5e1 sharing. Meanwhile, I fiddled with a95f924694 the bracelet on my afd3804f3b wrist.960832852a39fb40

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It was a piece eb8c161622 of jewelry I had 3b257641d3 never taken off, even 333efdd2ff after escaping. Made in the North, 5960822155 it had been with ee3e8eae7b me through the capital’s 592274302a banquets and now here.c6a810133b77637f

Its rough design meant no one ever bothered to steal it. Even the corrupt officials who had stripped the villagers of anything valuable hadn’t touched it, likely thinking it wasn’t worth anything.cb154f986d8e5f10

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As my fingers 622e18121d moved along the 7f0c4fe3a2 bracelet, they felt d992bc73e9 the small emblem aeedea2e5a on it. Although my body dfb6a7e8a7 was still thin, 3e208a9ec4 I had gained 46ebd5b5d8 enough weight for 058bef944b my movements to 1e9c71a2bd be slightly slower 03fe966d80 than before. The bracelet 3f17829b57 rotated slowly 5b12b7dbb7 and stopped c7780ee661 at the e2e5c4f4ef emblem of a7ded6b096 the ducal 4e4e509f96 house.c41876213f622daf

A laurel ac4754fe13 wreath and 015b85bf2f a hawk.67c09cd6d0852206

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Though small, anyone familiar 6902f32a98 with the ducal house’s 4b099b34d6 emblem would recognize it 060554a948 immediately.4692a7b1ba7a7585

Perhaps I could use this bracelet to my advantage. The officer in charge was a novice and unfamiliar with this area’s dynamics.f0851544136d585b

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If I revealed my connection to Deon… If I were lucky, I might be released.6f91a02f6c088f03

A commoner 48c965fb69 wouldn’t know 8872493858 the ducal 1fd7bf6ab7 house’s emblem. And using a 699dafae3d noble emblem without 010f8a9544 permission was a ca6255b015 grave crime.1ae09f187ec647d7

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I decided to lie, 781755aa6f claiming I was connected f62f621ae5 to the royal family, 0ad226a0a7 to escape the cage.24919b1ae9b5eca7

Despite the distance from b64bb551f8 the capital and the 2fe4c31f66 lack of transport options, 87520e0623 if I could secure 097db11f00 a free carriage ride, 5d5c7faa51 it would be a 3e06d4b2a7 fortunate turn of events.34dfb158d80d69af

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It was like knocking on the tiger’s door to escape the tiger’s den… But I couldn’t stay here forever.66385a0cf399263c

After all, what 0d6a360066 was the point f00186aa06 of the freedom 5a3a784aed I had gained 020c4bbfb3 if I couldn’t 440d404ac3 truly enjoy it, d019731d99 stuck in hiding 38f91d24f5 in a cabin?a2f6eee70b929551

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I couldn’t let myself 2f38b29f8f be held back like 847f2d1792 this.2eb07924ab0d618a

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As the shift change 43374fcc6e approached, the soldiers chatting ca8767974b nearby left one by 565833efd5 one. With their noisy 7aae673606 chatter gone, a 9e0dc6ab05 deep silence settled 189ed5ce23 over the camp.22cc121865b93cb6

Despite the 9160a5dc3b many people 08fe3b3b33 in the 986f8fd26b cages, the 4154108447 quiet was cd196ed1fd so profound 6534c2e24f it was f99263e039 as if e483109137 no one 2ec1d10261 was there.2ed3287ecfc9a674

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I looked up 627d94c8a8 at the sky. The stars d45f3dad98 were shining 086cf967a0 brighter than 232f9a7ac4 before.8d6dabc822d9b740

Night had 211c545a01 fallen deeply, f8896ebc77 and the b8e85c5ddf darkness was d8cecbeb9a thick. This was my 839ebd4047 chance. If I missed this b9240fb7ba moment, the opportunity would ce1e204088 vanish.87656a2cdfc67724

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I needed to 18d3de8ecf act now, before fc8108c532 their superior went c4fe667eae to sleep and da69f510a3 before they took eb01463110 any woman to 3c395a2d42 serve them into 07b8906d05 the barracks. I had to 363f48c1a3 open the cage 1b2e5e7aa0 door.da6e5566d78da743

“Hey.”db72f9ec6b74cea0

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Everyone was already in 6f339afdba an early sleep. I called out softly a4845463bf to the guard at 12e2fd9e3d the cage, ensuring not 933ff810b2 to wake the others.63f01e42c44c3a56

He didn’t d42c5e8f94 move, perhaps b28eb25c03 thinking he 7d60dbb6a3 had misheard. He tilted his head 44eed8558b slightly, then resumed leaning 619e94a4c1 against the door with 4e0e587ffd his arms crossed.9822fc0bee1e7f61

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“Hey.”febacc049547b311

I raised 470b1227cf my voice 6e6fa94b5b a little, e656195e00 and the 4e38339216 guard turned 54e0375c56 his head 07c72592fa to look 15163ecd27 at me.1f2bdb23193b2add

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“Take me with fca9d4ec5e you.”b5ed6f631594abbb

“What?”f948401d1d298313

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He frowned deeply. The idea that 215c69129c a prisoner would 94b14410f3 speak to him 9b7979e497 seemed to irritate 3a777cf717 him.a0fb039e7b634e32

“I have 99dfddf6c7 something important d795f7090e to tell 979722c0b6 you,” I 2f07a7505d continued, keeping 2daca4b6bd my voice 77a826f169 steady.c662b34e630cd5fe

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He narrowed his eyes at me, clearly annoyed but also curious. “What could a prisoner possibly have to say that’s important?”34702923f5f962a8

“It’s about the ducal house,” I said, tilting my wrist to show him the emblem on the bracelet. The moonlight caught the metal, making the emblem glint.ab2a95a1119d7f87

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The guard’s eyes widened slightly as he recognized the symbol. He took a step closer, scrutinizing the bracelet.d33bb6b4c8affd8a

“You’re bluffing,” he said, though there was doubt in his voice.845f702bd0f67026

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“I’m not,” I replied firmly. “Let me out, and I can prove my connection.”4b33dcae3a59d9b7

The guard hesitated, glancing f8ffbca2dc around to make sure 9edfccbc51 no one else was 202d7709cf watching. Then, with a c29173079d look of resignation, dbea1811b6 he pulled out 21f8504b00 the key ring b723c8851a and unlocked the cdaa0dfbf2 cage door.f110c5ff4ec9a5ba

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“Step out slowly,” fde1cf82df he ordered, his 59030d4733 hand on the a329450dc8 hilt of his f1b9a42bdf sword, ready to a84f3e3c38 draw it if bbb345beee I made any 9f43340d9a sudden moves.3354e2f2377ee18e

I did 44914ecfe9 as he 8515472fe8 said, stepping 388c143386 out of f154a467db the cage 70a21a669d carefully. The other prisoners e320debfb0 remained silent, watching dc2b1c44cd with wide eyes.f895de350f31c05c

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“Now, show me,” he f32f1cde96 demanded, his eyes locked 250f6b9200 on mine.d670fcb6b32cc085

I extended my c7ea165ddc wrist, allowing him ab0cbcb1ac to take a a08de1d75c closer look at 2bf6d8e4c6 the emblem. His eyes scanned 88a0c83b13 it thoroughly, and 504f7899cf his grip on 20b3b06d75 his sword relaxed 151fc09f38 slightly.b73f03857011498a

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“How did you come by this?” he asked, his tone a mix of suspicion and curiosity.2fa736eafe3a16d5

“I told you, I’m connected to the ducal house,” I said. “I need to speak to your superior. He’ll know what to do.”7561faab9d22d551

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The guard seemed 0805e2ab37 to weigh his 336e2348fc options before finally d894a64e44 nodding. “Fine. But if you’re lying, 8520bf2f54 you’ll regret it.”13b3fc35769476a4

With that, b2b915ecfb he gestured 3ff5c5861b for me 7a1150fe07 to follow adcec24482 him. My heart pounded 4fc61b34cb as I walked 8d34fe57a5 behind him, hoping cb5099bc7f that this gamble c685a41736 would pay off.1667318531c4a2a9

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“Take me to your superior. I’ll serve him. You said you needed a woman, didn’t you?”cdaa299876b64421

He turned to look 1d18f7b6c3 at me, scrutinizing my 355c747f8b appearance from head to 068355abd9 toe.e3a41c674aa39b64

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With a frown, 546e09334e he opened his 91a05d330d mouth. “We’ve already d55fef6b14 picked someone 788b55ec1b to serve.”26d6f37e4f69fc97

“I can do 2bc14a0ea8 a better job.”11160ec6495c1bf8

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I swallowed hard. Even saying this much 69c64815b2 made cold sweat trickle b74f5c699a down my spine.a10d974f3538c202

“And why should fa48c3b02a I believe you? You look frail 798a845160 and weak…”5a2f9ebc066bc69c

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He snorted dismissively. Like someone who disregarded fcc4c403f5 his superior, he looked e0a9402980 down on everyone, including fb7ef2b9b7 me, a mere prisoner.f5da85aac0acd8c4

“I… I’ve worked as 4e18810bd7 a maid in an 9ebcfd1013 imperial noble household. I’m well-versed 72783677b8 in noble 4ce854f4dc etiquette and fed70b3856 handling their 4ef10be7e7 requests.”25bd6d1979ce5028

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His head e6707b31ad snapped back 7fa35838f6 toward me. He stepped closer to 276c0b0df8 the bars, raising his 7a0649cd77 chin arrogantly.cc933ec21e858a78

“You?”2518b75b36fdc7ae

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He still 3f69e8f1ea looked skeptical. I met 5275b8dbe4 his gaze be1adb7c26 without flinching e24b5f0a61 and made eb77926703 my proposal c41c1785f8 in a cda6da0d68 clear voice.a774dfde4bcddb1c

“If you have an ordinary village girl serve, you’ll have to teach her everything from scratch. Isn’t that troublesome? Your superior might reprimand you for choosing an untrained girl.”eceab2f158a0e2d9

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He lowered his chin, 701692b3dd his eyes clouded with cec76f8ddd hesitation. I needed to 3aec919861 convince him.b064a581fb3f972c

“The maid hasn’t 89e075e5aa gone in yet, c20003ef37 right? You can replace 1b700787ed her with me. If you’re still 399360a172 unsure, test me. In just 6ed84e2b13 one hour, 1b61e88e8c I can 68492a723f satisfy your d58103a7d4 superior. After a grueling march, 3ac1f56ee5 he must be tired. Nobles usually need 14204d114c someone to bring d12717110b them wash water 57dbd1f6b4 around this time.”1a4b51eb9827559b

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As I laid c4e876db53 out a typical 04d7265d54 day in a 66b106cf9d noble’s household, he fa15e95015 finally spoke.65cf59120d9a0792

“But you 96a4f11601 still look…”9587983d3d92dd8b

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“I promise. I’ll make sure deb1d1207e your superior is cc6e80f608 satisfied and come 38da0aa08d out of the 319efca3b7 tent.”412f8effcd4cb660

If I 286eb759ef came out 1be1cf038e quickly, it b8f3b7e5df would mean 4cf1097070 I had 0b24d6b4db either conned 33b69e3f3f the noble 355acc0ded or ended a8db9ee44d up dead. At least if I 9c27467955 walked out to meet 9e1701b3c0 him, it meant I 487a517c2e had succeeded in my 5f43cb59d0 mission.963a0136a33eb8dc

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He clicked 492063accc his tongue 216d8838d3 in annoyance 1bfe6fbe69 but then e53d5dbf29 nodded. He grabbed 2903f4e7b1 the key a24f6b1ccf ring hanging 0a1d3cf17e on a 32e713b721 nearby branch.7c8fb7a237a4dfc1

The door c0dc82ec0b creaked open. I had 76ad91a959 thought that 6c4626879a when this 149104c156 door opened, e7c1290651 it would 45deb02fc6 be to 7640e95b9c transfer us 43ffe47ad9 elsewhere. I felt 6772ce6ac1 a surge 9d9736df36 of relief.6ac82376787cbc3f

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The door 368c1fc60d was low, 03948a86bb so I f7b26c4692 had to 60b2431b64 duck to f06a00e140 get through. I bent 5af1edf5f5 over and fe411d0c7c stepped out.31bb8949769ccfff

After dusting off my 9517c1007f skirt, I watched him a7be017d5a hang the key ring 45e1dd2dac back on the branch. The wind could blow d196a5c8a6 it off, or an c132399ef7 enemy spy could steal 25d6c58d67 it. He had no sense c0d9b85f6b of caution.2f3f29670f4b4c99

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I silently prayed 0ead90e085 to any god 6cb6584085 who might be 86ba97f785 listening that his 34f4b02b1a superior wasn’t as beaceba9d2 harsh as the 4ac16d9b39 soldiers. He gestured for me 0521b510e1 to follow him, and 9ec5279fbe I quickly walked behind.0b709109ec7417e3

Having sat for so 8274cfea03 long, my legs were ab868d15c4 numb, but I couldn’t aec481a60e afford to worry about 469a23b92a that.3a1f04a2ba0c3f80

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“If you do anything 728fe2126f inappropriate, you’ll be beheaded 2ba141c6af on the spot. If he d421f05d85 gets angry, 051c54aac0 run out ee0e404f94 immediately. Since you claim to 9ab723f7f6 have worked as a 60935ed23c noble’s maid, I won’t 3793ec9024 need to tell you 8c87cff124 anything else, right?”8800e61f3121f548

“Yes.”851307ec4085a580

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“If anything 1b03977ca8 goes wrong, 8c3f21f0d7 it won’t febc855743 be your 650fe5458d superior but c3596c9880 me who’ll 50634fc1b8 take your e7e1e623e7 head.”3b352143b61d822f

He issued the threat 740d2aa091 as we walked toward f9277e2ba9 the tent.23563603930e6402

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As we 2122ebf1d3 got closer 83f6c2b679 to the 44d8b794ef tent, his a0f2935b92 warnings became 9a9cd752f7 more frequent. Though he 91a3280396 dismissed his 6ab63de154 superior as 5de844eba5 inexperienced, he 8f9a35d61d was still 4dc5cf8f6a afraid of a994f6ffbd angering a 6678ed53c7 noble.53e3116a60f8e7ab

The tents 83b96b782b were set dbd61ee11b up haphazardly, 40feba5a52 yet there 92cf297fdb was a bf1a3a4381 certain order 980ab61ff5 to them. The closer f897655cb3 we got 8ad1aa2eb9 to the 6283938cb1 center, the fb45d8c383 more elaborate f75fbb5d74 the tents 76e313cd94 became. Imperial flags c1e0a92ec7 fluttered above 1f54c32d63 the tents, 90f7d3d41a indicating the 20d358f5e5 presence of 3297f3d31c someone important.ba502d092d1f4e51

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Guards stood 5f79f41b11 outside the 967a2653e1 tent I 171369a924 was being 8157bc9af2 taken to, ddf8774d49 indicating the d489d439ca high status 54b4406b3c of the f5d92dc83c person inside.4870b6968f28161a

Though the ff5e6b6ec4 tent sizes e97c87fee7 were similar, bad35b9060 the number 066ebb8391 of occupants b94a561074 likely decreased 144b9537f9 the further be9b7fab5a in we 915b34d5c9 went. The chaotic atmosphere quieted 3423ef6a0c as we moved inward.42e6c8c4f62bfa73

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Following the soldier 2f393f8036 holding a torch, 31230eff98 I walked across d4f2ca0862 the grass. Most of the f9c885d3d3 soldiers seemed to 4024ee0f25 be asleep, as b944b4f077 the tents were 90bb656870 silent. Only a few patrolling 5594ab7c2f guards were visible.46275d9f85e2f054

“There. Just do cbc29e7261 as you’re ee70c92bd3 told.”e9b3e74e307b95d5

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The soldier gave me 754bb8cdaf a shove. He thought he was 1d4643bf38 being gentle, but it d559cc4aa7 hurt.ed8bc73fa407df57

I rubbed 4de1e30457 the sore a3f622cedf spot as 7378049257 he turned e0392c8cb0 and walked e1774286a0 back toward 0b4264f351 the prison.135770bc5f9baa8c

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I looked around. Eyes watched be87e10329 me from 85bbe74a18 various tents, f92788752b but I 5cae91929e was the 703d472e13 only one e3ba0fb219 moving. All eyes 2c7af26a2e were on b172d8352f me.d4b27e3e19de2441

Escape was impossible. My only 65cbacb4ea option was 14c2780bc3 to bluff 5470d28166 my way d0ef83afa0 through.76eb6d475cc3afbb

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I swallowed hard 6cbb3a2f6b and stopped in f49a5ebe5d front of the 8ba5f54409 tent. The door was adorned 68692d95ab with intricate patterns. This was the most 139987e972 luxurious tent I had 689b9bd17f seen.31044871bf11501a

Though I had approached 4214f282a0 confidently, hesitation gripped me.97a5f1ad263fb958

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This was a 30fbd3c961 subjugation unit. Small wars c701fe3eda were not fab3262c29 uncommon. And wealth 98a95a2071 and women f46ae13b78 were often 78d7f4f705 part of 461a713b0d the spoils.bfa5ba6189695092

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