A wave of stunned, astonished gasps swept across the square. People immediately began whispering among themselves. They looked at me in different ways—some with fear, covering their mouths, some with curious interest, some going pale from the news… but there were also those who looked at me with something else.With hope.Especially the people standing beneath the stands—ordinary folk in simple clothes, without noble insignia. In the crowd I found the girl who was now tightly holding the freed guard, and I saw hope in her eyes… and gratitude. She stared at me without looking away, and I easily read her lips:Thank you.But when I shifted my gaze to the nobles’ tribunes, it was clear they felt no joy at all. Many of them had tensed, already animatedly discussing the news among themselves, gesturing vividly.Oh, I’ll get to you all!I’m certain that among them there are those who helped Helroy in the slave trade. Scum like that never work alone—they always have protectors “up above.”I
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