Chapter 5: The R*pe Attempt
"We will patrol the border fence again for a few days. Our intelligence has verified that the final slave auction in Tarnova will be held tomorrow before the planting season. There could be a chance that the remaining slave traders will bypass our land to get there at the very last minute," he briefed.
The fair, good-looking Commander with glossy, deep black hair sat on his chair, looking at the map spread on the table.
"Yes, Commander!" his subordinates answered in unison.
"Have all the mercenaries’ guilds been handled?" he asked.
"Yes. We made them spread false information to the slave traders, stating that the routes in Cassian were clear so we could fish them all out," a tall, well-built knight named Eric, with brunette hair and grey eyes, replied quickly.
"Good! Keep patrolling. The meeting is adjourned," the Commander ordered further. His blue eyes shone with confidence.
For the past years, there have been increasing alleged reports of commotions, gang robberies, slave trafficking, and border trespassing in the southern part of the Kingdom of Cassian.
Some perpetrators dared to attack the villages near the border and destroy their crops. There were even reports of the kidnapping of young women and children.
All these happened when the City of Tarnova expanded the slave market.
Close to the Cassian border, the city attracted many outlaws from all regions. As the slave market grew more extensive, the crime rate in the Cassian settlement at the border significantly increased.
The issues had been brought up to the King of Cassian, but since the apprehended criminals were non-Dracor citizens, there was little he could do to complain to the neighbouring king. As such, he ordered his army to arm with stringent action.