-Mefan- Carter paced nervously in the dark alley where we were hiding, watching his brothers on the other side. They were speaking to a slave trader about something—we couldn’t hear, and to be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to them. All I saw was Carter, who clearly wanted to go out there and find out what was going on. However, it was quite suspicious that the three princes were here. Why would they come to this horrible place? “At least they aren’t buying,” I said. Carter glanced at me briefly before turning to his brothers and then placing a hand on the stone wall beside him, leaning against it. “Yet,” he said. “Do you really believe they are here to buy?” I asked. He shrugged, but there was a dark and worried energy emanating from him that just didn’t suit his usual demean