Next Slave

Balferis' worries came true. That afternoon, at lunchtime, the guards came and took Huan away.

The almost twenty-one-year-old Huan was startled when two guards suddenly approached him and pulled on his hands.

"What are you doing?!" screamed Huan in fear. He tried to hold on by pulling his hands. But the two guards were very strong. The young man's strength had no effect whatsoever.

"No! Please!" shouted Huan. He thought hard. What had he done wrong. If slaves were taken away it meant they had done something wrong and would probably be severely punished. More severe than the punishment in front of the slaves. For this reason, Huan was very scared.

"What did I do wrong? Please let me go!" Huan couldn't stop begging.

The children were frightened and ran away. The slaves stood there watching what was happening. Because Huan did nothing wrong today.

Horror flickered across the slaves' faces. Whoever the bodyguards took, never returned. But, no one dared to help, especially with so many arm