Awakening Domination System: But I'm a Slave?

The carriage rolled past the outer roads of the Glimor Barony, wheels rattling over stone and packed earth.

A trade path threading between the barony and the next town, cutting clean through the edges of the woods.

There was another road, a longer one too, those who didn’t dare cross the woods choose that.

But right now, they were not only going to the next town, but also gonna hunt some beasts down.

The trees thickened on either side.

Tall. Quiet. Still washed in the pale blue of morning light.

Then—

The carriage jerked to a halt.

Snrrkkhh! Grrrhhkk!

Low, guttural snarls echoed from the woods.

Iris stiffened beside Alaric.