"Slave Owners cannot be sold into slavery unless the owner is homeless. When a homeless owner of a Slave is sold into slavery, the owner's Slave belongs to the new owner."
The ride to the manor alone was relieving. Just getting out of the palace to spend a sustained amount of time someplace where there wouldn't be extensive talk about a pointless war was enough to allow Polaris to relax. Now, he could discuss matters of real importance with someone who could most likely do something about them. It was finally a step that felt like it had been taken in the right direction.
At long last, Polaris's coach arrived at the large black mansion trimmed in gunmetal. Streams flowed over and around it like they did over the Saídan Palace, but the trees surroun
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