Dvesas
Buying Slaves

"What are you doing! lazing around? huh uh?" Bansheer kicked one by one the complaining workers. The whips were taken from the hands of the soldiers and whipped into the bodies of the workers. The smell of blood flowing, further making Bansheer a craze.

"Mahadeva! behold this barren land has been filled with the blood of innocents!" shout Bansheer.

"We are your loyal followers. Bestow everlasting victory and prosperity upon your followers" Bansheer cried out to the Mahadeva as he stretched out his hand.

Bansheer's screams echoed in the plantation. The target is almost reached. This land has been completely planted palawija. Soon they will reap the fruits of this plantation.

"Master" said Piyush, awakening Bansheer.

"What's wrong?" ask Bansheer ketus.

"Slaves from Persia, Lebanon, and Egypt have arrived at the port. Have a look" said Piyush.

"Prepare the horses, we're leaving now. Amran, take care of these losers not to let your guard down" Bansheer ordered as he threw a whip at Amran.

Bansheer and Piyush walk down the road to the harbor. That afternoon the atmosphere at the port was quite crowded. They both walked towards the crowd. Well, buying and selling was legal in those days and always attracted the attention of all circles from small children to old men who will soon meet their end.

"Lord Bansheer we've been waiting for your arrival. Welcomed Esha, a Pakistani man who served in the slave trade.

"This is the best slave we have, please check it out" said Esha pointed to four pieces of iron cage measuring about 4x8.

The four confinements separate the male and female parts. Ages 19-35 are in separate confinement. The youngest was 12 years old and they were combined together at less than 19 years old.

Piyush looked around at the overcrowded slave girl in the cage. Although it looked shabby and stinky, the beauty of these slaves was able to hypnotize the human crowd in that place.

"bughhh" Bansheer hit Piyush's head. 

"Leave them, look for the male slaves" Bansheer said, staring fiercely at the frightened female slave.

"araghhh" shouted the women slaves as the audience pulled their clothes from the gap of the iron bars. The cheers of the audience grew as one of the slaves almost stripped off all his clothes.

"bughhh" Bansheer slashed his fists at the blissfully looking lewd man who had managed to tear off the female slave's shirt.

The man ran through the crowd avoiding Bansheer's anger. Bansheer threw the robe he was wearing through the gap of the cage at the frightened woman.

"Master help me sir, please buy me. I'd do anything" whined the woman in fear. His eyes stared frantically towards the surroundings fearing that his actions were known to Ehsan.

"Release jlng!" Bansheer brushed off the woman's hand and headed for the men's confinement. He bought 20 men consisting of 5 young men and 15 middle-aged men whom he considered fit to work in the fields.

"Thank you sir, it's a pleasure to do business with you" Esha said eagerly as she received twenty gold pieces.

"Remember I don't trust Pakistanis" Bansheer warned.

"That's why you do business with Pakistanis" 

"I-I mean we don't dare to lie to you" Esha said quickly, realizing the joke he was telling, was misdirected.

Bansheer, Piyush and the 20 slaves were chained in a horse-drawn cart containing a haystack and taken to Jiwang.

"Piyush, where is the news about Tengri" asked Bansheer.

"Hagai Khan hasn't moved. They still set up camp in Ulan Bator. Half of Nippon's territory they've conquered. Nippon was occupied by a faction designated by Haggai" Piyush said.

"Then what about the preparation in Astapura" asked Bansheer again.

"Whether this is good news or bad, Mr. Siddarth has had a second marriage at the Mahadeva temple with the Princess King Aryan of Madhyaprasta" Piyush said.

"Good, good, he must have worked hard on his first night" Bansheer said, clapping at the news.

"Piyush prepare yourself for a great battle" said Bansheer smiling cunningly.

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