There was an eery silence for a while as the atmosphere felt uncomfortable after Kage had said.
The silence wasn't because of some stigma, rather it was Bens own stance on slavery.
He hated the practise and found it disgusting that it was rampant within Alynthn, though it was much safer and regulated here, some places there was nothing stopping anyone from binding a collar around your neck.
The worst thing about it was the was the cheap cost to purchase slaves.
Other than the prettiest and ones that showed promise as slave warriors, most were sold for a cheap price, usually being bought as labour forces to harvest on large noble farms.
Because they weren't looked after, many slaves would die from various reason.
From hunger to diseases, to the lack of shelter to keep them safe from the weather, they were treated like horseshit.
Literally…
If a slave died on the field, they would be buried right there and become fertiliser for the plants.
