In Thorn Town at the foot of the Cage Mountain in the Kingdom of Dawn.
A wagon train passed through the town and staggered to a halt in front of the lord's mansion.
"Here we are. Get off, all of you! Hurry up!" A man who seemed to be the steward of the fleet brandished a horsewhip and bellowed, "Govern yourselves if you want to stay alive. Answer whatever the lord asks you. You got it?"
Most of the passengers getting off the carriage were pale and ragged. They were tied to each other by the wrist with a rope. Beyond a doubt, they were all slaves, slaves of the lowest rank.
