Chapter 113
"Of course, he would be a part of the slave trade," Amelia muttered when she realized who was putting up a fight from Killian taking his slaves.
"You know him?"
"Not personally but I know of him. He’s Luke Fisher, a popular merchant in town. He’s able to find all sorts of goods around the kingdom or outside of it and bring them here to sell. My father used to acquire his services for finding good wine and jewelry. His entire wealth was built off of trading and selling things you would not find another person with. That’s why he’s putting up such a fight," Amelia informed Killian.
"I am messing with his business. One of the men we captured informed me that got their slaves from this man. I have a feeling he is the one in charge of the trade. If he did dealings with your father, he must have gotten my people from your father to sell," said Killian.
Amelia sighed, not surprised her father would hand off the people he captured after invading the north to one of his friends. "Let’s save ourselves some time and just bring in all of my father’s friends. They were all close to him because they benefited from the laws not applying to them."
Amelia felt Killian get off the horse behind her then he held out his arms to lift her down. However, Amelia slid off the horse on her own. "I’ve ridden many horses to know how to get down but thank you. There are too many people here," she said after looking out at the large crowd that had gathered.
It was too dangerous for the townspeople to be nearby when a fight could break out at any moment. If the fight were to reach where the crowd stood and everyone started to run around to get out of the way, a lot of people could get seriously hurt.
"Stay close," Killian ordered Amelia after he tried the horse to a pole for it to stay until they were finished.
By now, many had taken notice of their arrival and were watching every move they made. Some people wanted to see the interaction between the two to see if marriage was possible, some feared for Amelia’s life, and some cursed Killian. Others questioned how Amelia could look so calm next to a dangerous man.