08-05-2019, 05:52 PM
perhaps it would have been better if someone that actually cared an enemy had intruded were around. it would have been in their best interests, at least, to assign more security around camp instead of leaving them all out in the open. august never concerned himself much with potential attacks or surprise raids in the middle of the night. as long as it resulted in his freedom, they could kill as many pittians as they wished. even for the ones that treated him decently, he would hold little to no feeling over them being slain.
that was dangerous thinking, though. slavers always had some sort of way with outliving the good people. being two steps ahead of them and being able to keep their abused labor. august's family, while he remembered very little, specifically knew his genes were always put to use by slavers. his grandparents. his parents. now him and whatever siblings existed were the next generation to continue it on. august would never have children. not while he was in this position. bringing a life into this was absolutely cruel.
in one of his minor attempts to work around the limitations given to him, august stayed out past curfew. at first it was just to get some fresh air and see the stars again. it had felt like weeks since the last time he actually felt any brush of freedom. he would have remained had he not felt a cold chill fall. something different from the night air. he stood up slowly and followed it to its source, head tilted as he realized the scent did not match any of the others he was familiar with.
"hello? anyone there?" it was difficult to see beck as his fur was already dark against the lack of light, and crow's mask was not in his view.
that was dangerous thinking, though. slavers always had some sort of way with outliving the good people. being two steps ahead of them and being able to keep their abused labor. august's family, while he remembered very little, specifically knew his genes were always put to use by slavers. his grandparents. his parents. now him and whatever siblings existed were the next generation to continue it on. august would never have children. not while he was in this position. bringing a life into this was absolutely cruel.
in one of his minor attempts to work around the limitations given to him, august stayed out past curfew. at first it was just to get some fresh air and see the stars again. it had felt like weeks since the last time he actually felt any brush of freedom. he would have remained had he not felt a cold chill fall. something different from the night air. he stood up slowly and followed it to its source, head tilted as he realized the scent did not match any of the others he was familiar with.
"hello? anyone there?" it was difficult to see beck as his fur was already dark against the lack of light, and crow's mask was not in his view.