Beta Troy
In Shadowguard, a slave auction is about to commence. Twenty-five children between the ages of five and fourteen, stand side by side in a row, with their hands tied with rope. They’re bruised, dirty and malnourished. A man walks toward a small cage and a growl emits from it.
Excited, and shocked, the crowd is divided between those who view the children as commodities, and those who view them as animals to be feared.
The auctioneer drags the young boy out of the cage and demands he stand; the boy is so fatigued and weary; he keeps falling over into the dirt. I’m disgusted, but must know the fate of this poor boy.
After lunging at the crowd of spectators, the auctioneer punches him hard in his stomach, winding him, and knocking him over. Making eye contact with this y
