When Prince Edward opened his eyes again, he found himself in a crowded room filled with unfamiliar faces. The people around him looked dirty and hungry.
"Where is this?" he asked the man closest to him.
Seeing his clean face, the man looked at him with pity. "This is the hidden mine. You must have been kidnapped recently," the man whispered in a low voice. From the way he spoke it seems that people got adopted and brought over often.
Prince Edward was shocked. He had gone to the settlement to find the hidden mine, but he had not expected to be suddenly kidnapped and brought here. The situation did not make much sense to him.
"What hidden mine?" He decided to feign ignorance.
"Sir, judging by your clothes, you seem to be from a wealthy household. Are you doing business in this region for the first time?" another man asked.