Chapter 21: The slaves

I went inside the luxurious carriage and found a place to sleep. The couches which were red in color are made of velvet, lined with gold and a small table in the middle accentuated with colorful gems. Luxurious seems to be an understatement.

I sat on the couch and looked at the ceiling of the carriage and found a light bulb!

I was stunned in place as I look at the light bulb, Seriously?! There is a light bulb! How can this be?

[The skills has been activated]

I looked at the light bulb more carefully and found that it just looked like a light bulb but it's not anywhere near the light bulb I knew from earth, except for its appearance. It's ran by magic, It seems like a magic stone is embedded inside which emits light.

I I was taken a back by the light bulb but I composed my self soon.

How many changes had happened? Why didn't Sir Denise ask me about my hair? I expected him to ask me about it. I mean the last time I remember, Only the Royal family had a hair like this, and even the people in slave town knew about it.

Could it be that Sir Denise is actually stupid? No, That's too harsh, maybe he just haven't met any member of the royal family? That sounds even more stupid than the first one.

I massaged my glabella, my head hurts now, I guess I need to sleep.

I lied down the comfortable couch which has enough space for my body to lie down straight with my back.

"Hey staff, You just woke up so do not sleep, Stand guard" I said before sleep took over me

I even heard her complain before my consciousness drifted away.

This is how it feels to be sleepy, and to fall asleep. How peaceful.

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I immediately opened my eyes when I felt a sting on my forehead.

//Good, you finally woke up!! Goodness, I have been trying to wake you up for hours now!! Do you know how much pain it is for me to find a hole in your mental barrier?!! Ah I can't even talk anymore, my mana is running out, I'm gonna sleep. Go out, you have visitors, they have been waiting for you long enough. Tsk//

after the very long speech, the staff fell in my hands.

I didn't have enough sleep yet! Tsk

I sat up and fixed myself, There are things like mirror and comb inside the carriage, After fixing myself I wore the robe again and put the hood over my head to hide my hair before opening the door of the carriage.

The moment I opened the door I found 3 people outside. They were so thin, they looked like corpses and they are all kowtowing to the ground in front of the carriage.

"Who are you?" I asked calmly as I sit on the carriage stairs.

"We are the slaves you saved the other night ... Ma'am" one of them said but did not raise his head

The other night?

"How long was I asleep?" I asked

"It had been more than a day ... Ma'am" The same person said

I unconsciously furrowed my eyebrows at his words, I slept for more than a day? wow I thought it was only a couple of hours.

"Stand up, you're not slaves anymore" I said and the three simultaneously stood

one of them was the beast folk child from yesterday, he has small cat ears protruding from his head which was covered in orange hair or fur? I don't know how to call it, His tail which was a stripe of black and orange were swaying slowly from behind him while he looked at me with his yellow cat like eyes. He looked like his still around 8 or 10 years old.

The other one was the human child, which has long black hair, and black eyes. He might be the same age as me or older, base on his height, He's still too skinny for me to identify. He looked more like a corpse out of the three of them due to his pale white skin.

The last one looked like a mixed breed elf, due to his slightly pointy ears. He also had jet black hair like the human man, he's just a little taller than the other man but just as skinny. The most noticeable about him, are his seemingly glowing blue eyes. It looked almost like a jewel.

"What are you doing outside my carriage?" I asked after the long silence

They looked anxiously at each other, except for the mixed blood, he stepped forward immediately and answered my question.

"We owe you our life, so we decided to follow you"

"Aren't you just gonna leech off of me?" I said and unknowingly exuded an intimidating aura.

"It might seem that way at first, since we are still too weak and skinny but once we regain our health we will be of use to you my lady" He said without breaking eye contact

"Hmm, I did not free you to follow me, are you just gonna live your life as you are told? following someone like a slave?"

He clenched his fist at my words, and was not able to answer.

"We do not have anywhere to go, the three of us are orphans now, and I also promise to be of use to you when I grow up!" The little beast man suddenly stepped up and said

"That's true, the same goes for me. I might look frail and useless but once I regain my health I can surely help you! I am a mage!" the human man said as well and stepped forward

Is this some kind of a survival game? Tsk, why do I have to take care of these people the moment I get out of the seal? All I want to do is find out what happened to the empire and to my parents.

"Stupid children, I just freed you from your fate, and this is what you choose to do?" I said while covering my face with my palm.

"You have freed us and this is what we want to do" The human man said

"it had been a long time since we had been given a choice and yes, this is what we want to do" The elf man said

I looked at the three standing corpse like people in front of me, and saw determination in their eyes. Well, aside from the beast boy which was looking at me with sparkling eyes like a lost puppy or something.

I cannot help but sigh at the situation.

If I had known, I would not have used the carriage to rest.

I looked around the area

"Where are the bodies?" I asked

"We threw them in the river yesterday when we got back from cleaning ourselves" The elf man said

"How about the other slaves?" I asked

"They have places to go home to" The human man said

"Why didn't you just go with them and live a new life?" I asked

"I Don't think its a place for me" The human man said while looking at his feet

"I don't like having debts" The elf man said

"I ... I like big sister!" the beast boy said

"How can you like me when you haven't even seen my face?" I asked

"Beast folks have good eyes, and It's not just your appearance that I like, its... hmm, I'm not sure how to describe it, The aura that you give off?" He said while thinking hard

I guess I don't have a choice then, I mean I can always leave them behind if they became a burden, or I can also just bring them with me to the capital and ask Sir Denise for help regarding our identities. I just hope we have the same thoughts about slavery.

"Hmm, So what are your names?" I asked

"My name is Tafi" the beast boy said cheerfully

"I'm Elliot Bars" The human man said, That name sounds so familiar, is it one of the noble families from back then? if so how come this child became a slave? Hmm, Maybe not? Then why does it sound familiar?

"I'm ... Zain ... Zain Cerulean" The elf man said

Various memories flooded my head the moment he said that.

[The Skill has been unlocked]

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[Zain Cerulean

race: Half human/Half elf

Title: First prince of the northern kingdom

Age: 20

Level: ??

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[Relationship: 5%]

I looked at the transparent window that appeared in front of me and realized, that the person in front of me is the main character of my story, when I was on earth.