After a day and a half of passing through a valley of mist where the jackals lived, the group of prisoners arrived at the gates of Rodenzam. The screams of a monkey were heard several times and the gate made of several spiky wood began to open. The horses neighed and then entered the fort.
Rodenzam looks like a defensive post that might not be big enough for humans, it's just that for animals it looks like it's quite big. It didn't look very pleasant inside. Many carnivorous animals exist there such as hyenas, wolves, coyotes and also some reptiles such as large lizards, Komodo dragons and snakes. The most common animals are monkeys and chimpanzees. They all coordinated like military troops, not only that, they also wore helmets and body armor. In the world of an earlier creature called human, maybe this would be seen as strange and laughable. However, today is the era of the animals. Their intelligence is almost human like, although it is not possible to create electronic devices or understand what electronic devices are. They known for creating tools that have combat mechanisms, forging iron and carving wood and stone.
Everything that appears is not surprising, maybe the same situation also happened in medieval times among humans. Zwei is the only animal that seems interested and repeatedly chuckles, while the others seem worried. The issue of slavery is widely heard by word of mouth, especially in the mammalian kingdom.
"STOP !!" Exclaimed a large chimpanzee, his armor old but still look sturdy. He whistled and then several other chimps appeared and then checked the wagon one by one. After a while, they came back together and talked about something. The chimp troops moved and swapped several cages from one wagon to another, the cage where Ragna and Zwei remained in the frontmost wagon. "Okay. Carts two and three remain here, the rest continue your journey !! " The big chimp exclaimed to the horses. The chattering of the protesting animals began to emerge. They even bump into themselves and try to get out of the cage. The chimps didn't care and herded two carts to another place.
"Oh, please. We've walked quite a distance, can't we take a day's break? " Complained a horse.
"Not!! But you don't need to go to Mardanzam, we will divide the supplies that Rodenzam just got there. You will immediately go to Gadrit, captain Gallbroe is very interested in the two animals that survived the clutches of the Hyena troops. " Said the chimp.
"I curse your slave captury !! You and the entire Halvera army along with your crazy king !! Puih !! " Exclaimed the squirrel in the center wagon which then spat.
The chimpanzees looked at each other and soon they were laughing out loud especialy the big one, he laughed the loudest and then said that it had nothing to do with the king. He then walked over to the squirrel's cage. The chimp grabbed the lock tied around the horse's neck and then used it to open the cage where the squirrel was. His large hand grabbed the poor animal and quickly pulled it out of the cage.
"Let me go, bastard !!! Smelly animal !! " Screamed the squirrel.
"You all misunderstand, it never occurred to us to think of you as potential slaves. Likewise with our intention, we never wanted slavery. " Said the chimpanzee was seen by the other animals in the cage. "You are the food supply !!" He continued and immediately grabbed half of the squirrel's body with its jaw filled with fangs. The sound of slashing and crushing bones accompanied by a small scream could be heard in his mouth as he chewed. Other animals screamed hysterically at the event while the chimpanzees laughed and cheered. With one pull, the squirrel's body breaks and the rest of its body is immediately thrown back. Pieces of the body were struck by another chimp who immediately chewed and swallowed it.
"Fresh meat is delicious." Said the chimp.
Ragna growled and showed a line of fangs in his mouth. The horses just lowered their heads with trembling bodies. They know this but don't dare to make a sound. Zwei stared at the chimps who were laughing sharply.
"Zwei !!! Kill them !! Slaughter them like you slaughtered the hyenas !! " Ragna exclaimed with anger, but Zwei just looked at him and said that he didn't remember and didn't know what to do. "Just do it, look at them !! Show your double eyes, kill these bastard monkeys !!! " Shrieked Ragna.
"I ... I don't understand ..." Zwei replied confused.
"Hahahahahaha ... so this cat slaughtered the Hyenas, even the iron muscle, Kolbog? HAHAHAHAHA… you must be kidding. " Said the chimps laughed and they laughed even more, even the other predatory animals there laughed too.
Ragna growled in disappointment and turned his back on the chimps. Zwei bowed his head not knowing what else to say. The laughter of the animals continued, like an irritating roar in the red fox's ears. As for the others, it was the most terrible nightmare they had ever had.