In the rest of the time I spent at Tammer's place, we mostly talked about that town and what was outside. He told me that someone people called 'The Empress' was ruling only this town with an iron grip. No one was allowed to leave the town without her permission. He said that everything started 10 years ago. Something big happened in her palace, and since then she has been all hard and ruthless all the time. Odd... I wondered what could possibly change someone like that.
We were in the middle of a pointless chat about the strange weather when suddenly we heard something. I didn't know what it was. Tammer walked away to the window and looked out. He seemed to search for something. He looked down on the street all the time. Looking for what? Then he seemed to find it. He gasped.
"Hey, Gold. Come here and look." he said. I walked to him and looked down on the street. It was a big wagon, driven by two elums. I bet the motor was broken. In the wagon was people. Many sligs, mudokons, glukkons and a few gabbits. Crowded up in that... thing. But, there was one there I recognized.
Who could that be. I thought and literally stared at him. Then I saw it.
"Orion!" I said.
"Huh? Who?" Tammer said and looked back.
"No, down there. In the wagon, that mudokon. It's a friend of mine."
Tammer looked at the wagon until it was off his sight.
"I didn't see anyone."
I thought. I had to find out a way to get Orion out of that cage. But how?
"Tammer, are those slaves in the wagon for sale?"
"Well, yeah, but they're expensive as hell."
"Oh, really? How much do they usually take?"
He looked up in the roof.
"I don't know. Very, very much."
I mumbled for myself. I couldn't buy Orion. And I bet it would be bad trying to get him out in a violent way. Then what was left?
"Tammer, are you going to work tomorrow?"
"Uh... Yeah, but I don't see the point in your question."
I smiled.
"You're just about to have a vacation." I said and started to explain.
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