His fake smile was back and also his lies. Abnu and Gerald watched what happened with expressions of disinterest. If it wasn't for the quest, they would have left already and started the main scenario. Now, they were stuck with a bunch of knights that they had to gain their trust and then see what would happen next.
The bandits shouted at them and the janitor had no choice but to call for all of the bandits under him since a magician was with the knights. Technically, Stephan wasn't that much useful as a magician; he was more like a dagger user. However, he had to use his apprentice mage class for a little bit; he pulled the common sceptre and headed towards the slaves.
"If you want to get out of here and return to your homelands, fight for it yourselves. Pick up your axes and fight for your freedom," he shouted, raising his sceptre high in the air.