Finally getting my sobbing under control, I slowly bring my hands up to my mouth. I try desperately
to bite my way through the rope that’s tying my hands together. The rope holds firm though, no
amount of biting or moving can get me out of them.
* Analyze - *Error* Item can not be seen
Ugh, looks like that skill only works if I can physically see the item I want to analyze. Okay, so the
bartender is some sort of demi slave trader. I’ve got to come up with a plan before she comes back.
My hands are tied. My feet are also tied. Vision… I can’t see shit. I believe I’m in some sort of cold
cellular based on how cold it is, and the fact that I fell about 3 seconds before I hit the ground.
Maybe I can use the side of one of the stairs to saw the rope off.
I ass scoot across the cold floor towards the direction of where I was thrown. Feeling with my
hands I manage to find the base of the stairs and begin trying to saw through the ropes.
* Skill Keen Eye lvl 2 acquired -
I can vaguely see the outline of the staircase through my right eye. Everything is gray, but has a
light tinge of yellow. Looking around the room I can only see about 2ft in the dark. Well, at least I
can sort of see now. Looking down at the rope binding my hands I use Analyze.
* Analyze - ***** Rope - Used to bind ******* Creatures for ***** (*********) 99/100
Well of course it's not a common rope. I haven't been able to break through it at all. Fuck.
Inspecting the rope there is hardly any damage on the area I was sawing. Slowly crawling along the
floor I look for anything that could help me break it. Unfortunately It doesn’t look like there is
anything in this room. It's completely empty besides me. Ugh I’m so fucked. Coming to the
realization that I have no chance of getting out of the ropes, I make for the top of the stairs where
the door is.
*BANG BANG BANG* I slam both my fists against it.
“HELPPPP” I yell out at the top of my lungs.
Continuing to slam my fists against it. The pain in my shoulder increases with every slam. Slowly
sinking down the door, the crying and the sobs make their way back into my body. Slowly
everything turns black and I drift off to sleep.
I Awaken to the sound of a click of a lock. The door behind me flies open, throwing me down the
staircase. I slammed against the wall, and then tumbled down the staircase back down to the hard
stone floor below. I slammed my face into the floor hard enough to make my consciousness fade in
and out.
* Skill Pain Resistance lvl 2 acquired -
“Tsk tsk tsk. Bad demi.” The familiar voice of the bartender fills the void of the cellar as the sounds
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of her feet plop upon the stairs.
Reaching me, she picks me up with one hand and tosses me over her shoulder once again.
“If you thought your mother would come rescue you, you’re sadly mistaken. I haven't seen her
since last night. You should’ve seen her face after she came back down the stairs.” *chuckle* She
spits out as she makes her way back up the stairs, while I’m helplessly glued to her shoulder. I try
to squirm off her shoulder but with a quick one armed hug I feel like I’m going to pop; instantly
ceasing.
“Oh, so you do learn things quick” *chuckle* She stops her pressure and opens the door back into
the kitchen. The room is almost unchanged from before besides the mugs being nicely stacked
again and the meat that was hanging from the cupboards are no longer there.
We take a right after exiting the door and walk down a small hallway I didn’t notice before
reaching another door. There are a couple bags of dried vegetables and flour neatly stacked on the
side of the hallway. She walks past them and opens another door. A brisk breeze blows past me
and dim morning light covers us. Must be a back door.
“Alright here he is, careful he can be feisty.” She pulls me off her shoulder and makes me stand.
Holding the back of my neck with one hand I see 2 men and a woman standing in front of me. The
men are wearing full plate armor with an emblem set in the center. Two crosses with a diamond
between them.On their backs are large two handed swords. The woman has deep blue eyes, and
jet black hair. She’s wearing an elegant rose dress that looks like it is 1 size too large.
She can’t be more than sixteen.
She takes a couple of steps forward, but instantly gets stopped as one of the men holds his hand out.
“You heard her. I’d rather not lose my head tonight.” A gruff voice says under the visor of the
helmet.
The other man walks forward holding out a bag of coins towards the bartender, but stops halfway.
“Does it speak common?” He says with a hint of uncertainty on his voice.
“Of course he speaks common. His mother taught him.” As the bartender pokes my side.
“Let me go you vile witch” I say, but in Luink (LizardFolk Language) as I try to squirm away. She
hears me and instantly turns me towards her and slams her right hand into my stomach.
Fuck that was stupid of me. I groan, dropping to my knees.
“SPEAK COMMON” She blares out as she grabs me by the neck and pulls me into the air.
“Ye ee e e sss….” I barely manage to get out as I am being strangled by the witch.
“Alright, We’ll take him for the agreed amount.” The man walks forward and hands the bartender
the pouch. He grabs me by the back of my neck and leads me towards the other.
“Pleasure to do business with you.” The lady snears as she walks back to the door. “Also I forgot to
mention, be careful. His mother was a gold.” She quickly closes the door and locks it.
“What do you think Gulrok, think we overpaid?” The other man says with a sigh as I'm dragged
towards the group.
“No, I think he will make a fine replacement. But with what the lady just said… Maybe we could use
another mutt” the man replies with a snear.
“No, he will not be a mutt. I need a new replacement.” The woman instantly calls out with a hint of
anger.
“As you wish, mi lady.” The man says with a sigh.
The man turns me around and places a sack over my head and then spun me around 20 times, I
quickly lose all sense of orientation. Stumbling down to the ground I’m picked up once again and
thrown over his shoulder. After a few silent minutes of walking I hear the hearty breathing of a
horse as I am tossed onto a hard wooden floor. I hear the other 2 mens armor clinking as they
climb next to me. Must be a cart.
“Grab my hand, I’ll help you up” One of the guards calls to my left and I can hear the flutter of fabric
as the lady is helped up.
“Okay, let’s go home. My heart can only take so much of these filthy commoners, as for you… You
won’t be needed until we are home.” I feel the bite of a sharp object just below my neck, and slowly
drift off to sleep while the flashing of letters is in my vision.
*Warning you have been poisoned*
*Warning you have been poisoned*
*Warning you have been poisoned*
*Warning you have been poisoned*