The sky was brassy as the wind flew over the youngster messy hair. It has been a while since he got a haircut.
William thought to himself. Currently they are in the center of Arendel's captial
To start his first day of thirty days of labour as punishment for attempting to lay his hands on a royalty.
Arriving there he was greeted with a giant hole while there was wooden stairs that was leading deeper into the hole.
There was also multiple soldier there who are tasked to guard any intruder and anyone who attempted to escape.
" Sir Tamias ! " The first soldier spotted him which resulted to his comrades also
Greeting tamias with thier firs on they're chest. It is a way of greeting someone with utmost respectm
" Drop the greetings, i want ya to take this little dude inside to help with all the heavy stuff. Ill come back for him later at
Mid night. " Tamais said while patting williams shoulder.
( To be escorted by a royal knight himself
This guy must he a dangerous criminal serving a sentence ) the soldier assumed.
" You can count on me sir ! " The soldier said with a smile on his face. This was to leave a good impression on tamias.
" Then ill do just that~ " tamias said as he walked away.
On the other hand the soldier escorted william deeper into the hole.
" Listen, this place used to be a dungeon
And it was cleared by the most powerful
People in Arendel. And i myself was a part of that group " the soldier said with pride on his voice and a smile on his face.
( You mean supporting cast ? )
" I dont know what crime you committed
But i assure you, you wont ever escape me so dont even think about it ! " The soldier proudly and confidently said.
( I wont )
Minutes later after entering a tunnel and taking a few turns they finnaly arrived.
William was greeted by multiple ragged clothes men mining the walls of tunnel.
Most of them was slaves while some was a marked criminals serving sentence.
Whisle *
The soldier whisled as he pointed one of the slaves to come.
It was a middle aged man. He wore ragged brown clothes and ragged pants he was carrying a pickaxe and it was also noticable that he hasnt was himself for a very long time.
" Slave, i want you to teach this young man here how to work on the mines. "
The soldier said.
" Yes master " the slave responded.
The soldier turned to william and gave him a look. " Ill be watching you ".
" Hey. Please come this way " the slave politely said to william.
( Eugh Gross ) william thought as the stench coming from the multiple men
Invaded is nostrils.
Stab*
Stab*
Stab*
" Please listen, what were after is this white gem stones like this one. " The slave said as he lifted a glowing white stone.
" These are called mana stones and can be used for forging items. " He said.
" What you have to do is mine lumps of rock and wierd formation as they mostly form inside them. "
( Sounds simple enough )
" Sorry do i smell that bad? " The slave said. As he noticed william shortening his breath.
" Yes, you smell bad like really bad "
He responded.
" Im sorry, we barely get any water to drink let alone clean ourselfs " the slave said in a apologetic tone.
" Its fine, i dont mind " william said while the slave only responded with a surprise look
" We should start digging there " william said spotting a lump spot.
The two started digging.
" So whats your name sir ? " The slave asked.
" Sir? What makes you think i have higher status than you when we both are working in this hell hole? " William asked as he swong the pickaxe on his hand.
" Im just a slave and can never acheive freedom no matter how hard i work, you on the other hand can retain your freedom if you work hard enough " the slave responded.
( This guy is making me feel bad :/ )
William truly felt bad for this slave while unconciously he started to hate the idea of slavery.
" Slave, tell me whats your name ? " William asked.
The slave look dumbfounded.
" Slaves dont get names " he responded.
This surprised william slavery here is worst than he thought. He gripped the pickaxe as hard as he could as he hitted the rock full force.
CRACK*
They were greeted by a huge mana stone inside the cracked rock. On the other hand the slave was flabbergasted not by the mana stone but by williams strength.
Even the strongest and experienced miners could only do so much.
" whoa your a strong fella " the slave responded.
" Heh. Im starting to like you slave "
William commented.
" I never thought i hear those words. "
The slave responded with a smile somehow he felt even when william has better status than him he did not treat him any differently.
Unlike the people who he calls his masters who constantly belittle and abuse him to they're liking.
" We should put this here " the slave said carrying a wooden box.
The two started to break the mana stone into small pieces and placing them inside the wooden box.
" So how long have you been a slave? ".
William asked.
" I have been a slave since i remember and so was my parents and my grand parents. " The slave responded.
( Thats terrible he never even tasted freedom. )
William cant imagine being trapped her for more than a month in these living conditions. He would rather die than become someones slave.
Currently his only doing this to know his maximum limits and exceed them.
" So how old are you now ? "
" I will be fourty two soon. A solid 20 years before i will be branded as an expired slave." the slave responded.
( Expired ?! )
" What happens to the expired slaves? " William asked.
" They will be taken somewhere i do not know but my father was taken to that place. " The slave responded.
( That Somewhere is probably heaven )
William thought.
William wiped the sweat from his forehead, he has alot of questions about how this world works and function.
But right now one thing is clear he must free this man infront of him.
" Hey slave, what do you think if i give you a name? " William asked.
" That would be great, but only my master has the right to give me a name"
The slave said.
( Of course )
" Im sorry " The slave apologized to william noticing the dissapointed look on his face.
On the otherhand william was more determined....
8 hours later william was seen shirtless and resting near the entrance of the tunnel along with a couple of slaves.
Suddenly footsteps was heard as it was later revealed to be the soldier who escorted him.
" Hey, its time to go " the soldier said to william.
( Finnaly. )
William stood up from where he sat but gave a one last word to his newfound friend.
" Ill be back tommorow "
Meanwhile.
After eight hours of labour william finnaly was outside the hole.
On the other hand tamias was seen waiting for him.
" Hey, how was your first day? " Tamias asked like a father picking up his son from school.
( Bastard )
William however did not responded and started walking towards the exit.
" I guess he did not enjoy it " tamias said with a chuckle.