One of the Village Guards had some doubts. "Milord, why can't we allow commoners? I think that some hunters or farmers could come, like people trying to escape the Empire."
"I need to talk about that with the King. It could cause some trouble in the future between the Empire and the Kingdom. If the news spreads that we are accepting commoners from the Empire and that we have houses and fields for everyone, these lands could turn into a full-scale refugee camp, and that would be troublesome. No, only Slaves, Slave Traders, or Merchants that want to sell."
"But Milord, why Slave Traders?"
"Easy, I want to save as many Slaves as I can from the Empire, even if I have to pay for them. I am guessing Slaves are a very important and free workforce in the Empire, and if a lot of Slaves got out,
