Good luck with the internet troubles! Always nasty when it looks like you're going to loose access for a while.
Nice chapter, the characters of these new sligs are interesting. The surly, miserable, angry guy who frees slaves in his spare time...
I hope to hear more from him, why he chose to help them for example, but we shall see. It certainly stops Shrown from looking so bad anyway.
I liked what you did with Shrown, still keeping his secret even after the toher slig admitted to freeing slaves. It shows weakness in his character, which is a good thing cus it makes it more interesting! I'm sure it'll come out sooner or later anyway, but I'm enjoying this so keep writing!