"Decisive little gutter rat" The Noble man smiles on the elegant face. "What is your name Slave?" The Noble man is staring at me.

"They call me Jewels Master" I reply in that cold clipped voice that isnt mine. It speaks of another person who is not scared. All i have in my mind is 'I want to live' on constant repeat over and over as the Nobles infront of me have my life in their hands. I just want to live.

"No hesitation in giving up your freedom little gutter rat but Jewels makes sense for a thief that has stolen as much as you." He looks around thinking. "I like that name for you Slave if you survive to become one of our servents I will let you keep it."

"Brother your not really going to bring in this Filth?" The Nobles sister asks disgust and contempt not hidden at all.

"Sister look past the filth and dirt and look at the qualities of this rat. Regardless of even that we might not even have to if this rat doesnt even fufil the conditions just to become our Slave sister. No matter what in this we come out ahead as a Noble look for oportunities to make win win situations dear sister. Never turn down a win, win situation and we have complete control." The noble letures his sister and she huffs not liking what she hears.

The Noble looks displeased at his sister and then looks back at me. "Now Rat you shall bring us to fufill the first condition... Which district is your stash located?"

I shake a little and my body trembles I have had two things that mean everything to me food and my loot. My knees are in the blood of Leader who provided my food and now my loot. "Master it is in the Noble district." My voice stays steady but my body betrays how scared I am.

The Nobles eyes widen and looks at me and says "Ooooh, Interesting...." he trails off for a second. "Guards we shall be departing soon take that trash there and dispose of it" pointing at leaders still headless body. "Then take the fence and try him for conspiricy aganst a Noble." Two guards nod and put his orders into motion. "The other two take this rat and make sure it doesnt get away and leads us to her stash." He ponders for a moment then looks at me. "Also get another carriage before we set off. My Sister and I will not be with this rats loot." The Guards run off leaving two stationed behind me ready to take me when the carriage arrives. The Noble man ponders for a while longer as his orders are exicuted and his sister huffs clearly doesnt want to be here.

Suddenly the Noble man turns to his sister. "We are going." Like that they both left the pawn shop and the guards Grab me by my arms and carry me out with my feet dangling. A second carraige arrived and the entourage of carriages and guards slowly leave the slums towards the Noble district.

We just arrived to the gates when i motion for them to stop after going through them. "Just a little down the alley between this shop and the wall." I say meekly defeated. The carriages come to a stop and The Noble man comes out walks over to me with the guards still holding me.

"Drop her and she will show us the way" He states simply and the guards do just that my feet not ready for my weight and i fall on my ass whimper a little but scramble to my feet as fast as i can. I don't say anything just walk over to the hole my treasure trove my dreams, My Life. Everything i have done to now as acumulated in this hole between two shops. "Well go on and get it Slave."

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My mind goes crazy i could escape run into the sewers no one could catch me in the sewers. But then my mind stops and asks me one thing "Then what" and that is the thing then what I hide in the sewers to starve crawl out of shitholes in the ground to eat then hide the noble knows where my exit and entrance is and the only other ones are in shops homes and the slums all of which are guarded. I slump my shoulders and crawl into my Treasure trove and my memories go back to when i found it.

It was two years i think ago and I crawled over the walls thinking it was going to be easier then i thought but sheer willpower got me over and i needed to hide and there this was a hole i can crawl into in the guards blind spot such a good spot. I ran as fast as i could silently to it and crawled in and slid in the rest of the way. The hole was a lot larger than i thought that i could stand it was a hideout with nothing but louse dirt like someone had started something then stopped. Then there were louse bricks leading somewhere on the other side from where i came and it lead to the sewers attachment of the shop above me.

Thats what started my Thief days and i robbed more and more stores and homes in the noble district I was going more often and then Leader started to lend my servces out to fences on compition in the slums. The only thing i couldnt steal from was the regesters with the gold seeing as it was enchanted to be anti-thief so I gathered items and Jewels too heavy to be brought over the wall to be sold or too hot with it showing up would get a person arrested. Eventually i kept most of my loot here when my dream started to form of leaving the city with all of it and selling it where it could be sold legally living life without worries. As it acumulated though the Stash got smaller and smaller as i used dirt to hide items and bags so that if someone looked in all they would see is a hole.

Now i had to crouch i no longer slid in and with just enough room to move around and make it to the sewer exit. I sigh and a tears escape and roll down my cheeks. I use my fingers to dig out my latest loot from the Nobles house and push it out of the hole. "We were wondering if you were going to try and escape rat... Good thing you know whats good for you." A Guard shouted into the hole and my tears drop a little faster as I dig out more and more and pass it up and out of the hole.

Time passes and my trove is storing less and less of what i had gathered. Sobbing now as my favorite steals and memories of my happiness from the thefts. But i dig and dig uncovering Jewels, Magic items, Bracers and more leaving my Treasure Trove. I Sob as I finally reach what was last my Favorite Stone a that they call a diamond. I just love the clear stone though with no flaws Its just perfect and whenever i looked at it I couldnt stop so i buried it under dirt. I crawl out to amazed guards hauling my stuff back to the extra carriage. Just that sight and I let out a sob but stop any more. I hold up my Favorite stone and present it to my Master. The man whom i am giving my freedom to. "This is all of it Master" Tears streaming down my face but not one bit touches my cold voice and I vow that this will be the last time i cry.

The noble simply stared at me with suprised eyes. "This is more than I thought you were a real blight on the shops in the Noble district." He smiles at the end and Laughs at something only he thinks of. "Lets Go back to the house we have to wash this rat before we go to the mage tower."

I was picked up again and carried along heading forward into the unknown for me as my freedom is gone my dream ruined. Tears stream down my cheeks as i realize everything is gone. I vow to me that i will survive no matter the cost. I will Surivive.