Chapter 522
I understood the reason that he was loyal to the duke
“Of course, I was also caught like everyone else. And I was taken to a different place from the town. There, everyone’s crimes were examined. Each person had different crimes, and I don’t know what happened to the others. However, I’ve heard that most of them didn’t end up in a bad situation…”
“That means they forgave their crimes…?”
“No, I think they made them pay for their crimes. It was harsh, but they were guaranteed food and shelter while working there, I suppose.”
Forced labor? While not entirely accurate, it had a similar ring to it.
Well, even so, if you had food as long as you worked, and you didn’t have the anxiety of not knowing what tomorrow would bring…it might be better than the slums.
Being whipped, injured, or getting sick from working too hard…such things probably didn’t happen.
“And that was when I first met the previous duke. He was interested in the fact that I had only committed minor offenses among the many people in the slums, and so he talked to me.”
Sebastian apparently only did things like stealing enough food to survive that day, no matter how the situation was.
“And then I was taken to an orphanage in another city. There, I learned and started to think of atoning for my sins… And was told to come to the duke’s house when I grew up. As we parted, he also said, ‘You may be able to get to work there. I’m looking forward to seeing you grow up.’’”
“That sounds like something Mr. Ekenhart would say.”
“Hohoho, indeed. The tendency to want to train someone might be one of the traits that he inherited from my former master, I suppose.”