𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑵.
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Know now the 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆 of a time untold, when the 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 rose and 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 gleamed. There was an 𝒂𝒈𝒆 undreamed of. .where 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 and 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒍 made way.
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𝑨𝑪𝑻 - 𝑰
𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑽𝑬.
“COME ALL! TOMORROW SEE MY MIGHTY 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑵! A Barbarian from the forgotten lands of 𝑪𝑰𝑴𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨! See as he takes on the giant 𝑨𝑷𝑬 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝑵𝑨𝑺𝑯𝑫𝑼𝑳! Seven foot tall and more beast than man! See my might 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑽𝑬 𝑭𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻𝑬𝑹 win for all!”
There is no time to waste - - to hesitate. He moves through the hole created, chains rattling by his every step. Slaves in the further corners mumble and gasp, they may not be freed today, but they will be in time. It is a promise he makes himself.
"Come on!" Verina beckoned. The screech of metal would definitely have alerted anyone else in the area.
“. . .”

He stands, moving across the open space - - but stopped by the shackles that 𝑨𝑪𝑯𝑬 as he walks. Holding to the brick wall just behind him - - intent on keeping him and the other slaves from the rusted bars.

“. . .I am 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑵. Of 𝑪𝑰𝑴𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨.”
His eyes move to her, watching her move close to the cage - - why? Why does she do so? Must all who come to him 𝑫𝑬𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑬 the end of a steel blade? He keeps no friends. No one who has come to know him has 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑫.
< caught here, the consequences will be dire. So she intends not to be caught.

“I think I’ve seen you before. What’s your name?”
“Hm.”

“Do what you will.”
"I am stronger than I look, I am a healer but I can fight when I need to." She held up her hand filling the cell with soft white light.

"So Brawn you want a little Brilliance?"
“You walk softly, you will not be ready for when you are about to be killed. Learn from it.”
“Zamorian slavers. I’ve been with them since I was a 𝑩𝑶𝒀. I fight for them. I win for them. I 𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑵 for them.” He shifts, chains rattling at his ankles and wrists.

“. .You should not be here. These cages are meant for us 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑺 and us alone.”
She frowns at his soft spoken words. Drawing nearer to the chained man both to hear him better and from curiosity.

“No, it is no life. Who dares bind you?”
“A life lived in chains is 𝑵𝑶 life at all. But these chains are all I’ve known.” He says quietly - - his voice so soft that maybe even the wind would carry it away.
“You walk softly, you will not be ready for when you are about to be killed. Learn from it.”
"No walk softly and carry a big stick... just the big stick part noted..."
“I do not believe in treading carefully.”
But now, here, is a chance.

“Do what you must.”
She speaks names he doesn’t know, words that he can almost not follow - - or at least he tries to.

“. . .” Conan takes a second, quiet between the words and her pleading. Freedom. It seemed like a dream. He was born, and he was in 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑺. There was no other life.
you? I don't know what you did. I do know that everyone deserves food. I can get Aalto, and Camellya, and Encore, probably." Aalto and Encore were slightly more likely than Encore.
“I do not believe in treading carefully.”
"You really got to be more careful....."
“A life lived in chains is 𝑵𝑶 life at all. But these chains are all I’ve known.” He says quietly - - his voice so soft that maybe even the wind would carry it away.
“ COME ONE COME 𝑨𝑳𝑳 OF SEMECH! See the mighty 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑵! Undefeated in the arenas of 𝒁𝑨𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑨 and 𝑲𝑼𝑻𝑰𝑪𝑲! See him now as a tamed 𝑩𝑬𝑨𝑺𝑻 before he fights to your 𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻! “
Morning comes, the troop is on the move, a larger arena awaits them in 𝑺𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑪𝑯. His Master rides in an elegant coach - - while the slaves keep pace behind.
You will be killed.” He says softly, as if a whisper. “Then I will be killed.” He adds with a more definitive huff.

“Zamorian’s do not take kindly to theft of their property.”
Verina frowned, letting the apple fall beside her. "What happens if I get you out of there? Did you do something bad?"
“I will not argue. By my Master will - - and he will kill me.” Turning away from them. “I’d rather not die over an apple.”
“I will not argue. By my Master will - - and he will kill me.” Turning away from them. “I’d rather not die over an apple.”
"I decide you're proper. Are you going to argue with me?"

Verina held an apple out to him, cradled in her hands.
“Gifts are for the proper. I am not that.”

He lets his hands fall back before his waist.
“Gifts are for the proper. I am not that.”

He lets his hands fall back before his waist.
She glanced at the shackles and frowned.
"But if the food is a gift?"
He raises his hands - - shackles adorn each wrist, metal clicks together through silver and rust.

“ It does not belong to me. Therefore it is not mine. . . “
He raises his hands - - shackles adorn each wrist, metal clicks together through silver and rust.

“ It does not belong to me. Therefore it is not mine. . . “
”Why?"
“ I am not. .to accept food.”
“ I am not. .to accept food.”
"...are you hungry?" Tactic number 2.
“. . .”

He doesn’t know what that is. So he chooses not to answer.
“. . .”

He doesn’t know what that is. So he chooses not to answer.
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Now, chains upon his wrist, Conan wanders the empty land owned by his 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑹. Where grass does not dare to grow - - and the shade refuse to visit.

There are hills to the east, and they call to him, they have since he was a 𝑩𝑶𝒀.
“ You fight again 𝑻𝑶𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑹𝑶𝑾. “
The master says between sloppy sips of his wine cup. “ Try to keep 𝑶𝑵𝑬 alive, however. I’m running out of 𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑺. Be a shame if I had to sell you 𝑶𝑭𝑭 - - “ He spits. “𝑪𝑰𝑴𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑵.”