From Chains To Crown
she declared, her voice amplified by the Staff's ancient magic, “no man or woman shall live as property under Omahie’s skies. Slavery is abolished in all forms. Every soul has the right to freedom, to dignity, to life.”
A gasp rippled through the crowd. In the eastern kingdoms, slavery was a foundation of the nobility. To destroy it was to destroy the old order.
But Emily wasn’t finished.
“Anyone — of noble blood or common — caught in acts of servitude by force, or in vile abuse of servants, shall face execution. No trial. No defense. No escape. This is not cruelty. This is justice.”
Silence.
And then, cheers.
Thousands rose to their feet in stunned disbelief, then awe, then roaring approval
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