I pulled upon Celeste’s haste, my body moving at unbelievable speeds. As the small arrow, more of a dart really spiraled toward Faeyna’s chest, raced from the side. It was clear from the gleam that the arrow was poisoned. If it struck Faeyna anywhere, she’d die. I slamd into her, pushing the elf down. A mont later I felt a burning pinch as the arrow struck in the back. Before we even struck the ground, I had already using cure poison and heal.
“Pull it out!” I said, painfully as my slaves spread around and yanked out the arrow.
I grunted in pain, continuing to use healing spells until it went away. The Slave Master had an ugly look on his face as he glared at .
“You… fool.” He snarled. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Deek, stay out of this.” The Prince urged. “The Imperial Cloud adow can’t be ssed with.”
“The hell I will!” I shot back.
“Boy… give the slave!”
“She is free, and I will protect that freedom!” I snarled back, reaching my hand down to her as she was on the floor.
Faeyna looked up at with a stunned expression, a blush appearing on her cheeks as she took my hand. As I lifted her off the ground, she didn’t et my eyes. Perhaps, she was feeling guilty over leaving earlier. None of that mattered now. She was no longer a slave. That was her right! That was all of their rights!
“You… saved .” She spoke breathily, finally looking over at with a strange look.
“I told you when I bought you. I will protect you and keep you safe. Free or not free, I will never go back on my promise.” I said, still staring down the Slave Master.
Her body shook slightly, and tears started to form in her eyes.
“Prince! Do sothing about this! If you don’t give that slave, then I will make sure this whole country burns!” He held up sothing in his hand.
It appeared to be so kind of one-ti use magical item. If I had to guess, it was the item that would take him back to Imperial Cloud adow. He was saying that if we thought we could just imprison him or sothing, he’d imdiately flee and cause us great trouble down the line.
“Deek… let’s just talk about this.” The Prince said helplessly. “Let him take her. When my father returns, I’ll ask him to cut a deal and…”
The fact that he was trying to negotiate with because he realized that the Slave Master wouldn’t budge already infuriated . Now, he wanted to give her up, let her be raped, and maybe after the King got bored with her, they could negotiate to have her back? How ridiculous was that?
“Enough!” I growled. “You think you’re the only one who can teleport?”
I grabbed Faeyna and pulled her into my arms. She let out a surprised noise, and then her face turned even redder as she rembered the portal. The other girls all put their hands on too.
The actions of my slaves imdiately revealed to them that I was serious. “No… Deek… think about this. As a Lord of Aberis, you can’t…”
“What Lord?” I snarled. “I tried to be a Lord, and all this country has done is put through loops and make my won suffer. To hell with your lordship, and to hell with you!”
The crowds all gasped, never believing that soone would be bold enough to openly curse their Prince. However, that was just how angry I was.
“You…”
“I am the Lord of Chalm! I should have realized it before now, but it doesn’t matter what you say. I’m their lord and I will continue to be their lord! Since Aberis is unable to and unwilling to protect my city, I will protect it myself.”
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