Rome had markets, just as back home. In those markets, food, cloth, wine, and cattle were sold for use and slaughter. And people were sold alongside the cattle. Dael stared at the rows of people chained up. Most of the people on the other side of the market platform chained in winding rows wore clean clothes and looked even more exhausted and empty than any of Dael’s fellow captives.
“Some must have been slaves most of their lives,” Avery said.
“When we die, we will have been slaves most of our lives too,” Dael murmured and hoped Osbert wouldn’t hear.
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