NationStates Jolt Archive

He ran from the slave pits. The young slave boy Jake Gordan has been a slave all his ten years of life, but this was his chance to escape. His heart pumps heavily, and he feels like it’s going to burst. But Jake didn’t stop, for the slave owners were shooting at him with lasguns, half in anger, half for sport. Trees and bushes were torched, but no one cared. If he was hit, he would die, that much he knew. He has no family, seeing as his father was killed as he told him to run.
Jake tripped on a root and crashed to the ground, but though bleeding a bit, he didn’t stop, but got back up and resumed running. To stop running was to die. He ran and ran until he reached a hidden cave, large enough for a thin boy like him, but too small for the men to come in and seize him, though they could blast him into dust.
It was a scary situation, as Jake crawled as far back from the cave entrance as possible while the men searched the grounds nearby for him. Footsteps moved closer, and closer, and closer…
It was only after the footsteps moved away, that Jake could breathe well again, but he dared not move from the cave for hours, though he was hungry. He managed to fall asleep, but the one thing he knew before dozing off…was that he was finally free.

OOC:
Character RP. This is what I plan to be a major slave/antislave war in the future, but for now, it's a character RP.

Jake woke up with a start. Hungry, he stumbled out of the cave, and hoped that none of the slavers were around. He ate some berries nearby, but that isn't nearly enough. He started walking on a road, alone, hoping that no bandits would slit his throat.

((OOC: Would there be a chance of me having a cell in your nation? Maybe a small one that Jake could conveniently stumble upon?))

OOC: As it is a dictatorship, not a big chance. Magic is also prevalent in here as well. but, there is a chance, though a small one.

IC:
Jake stumbles along the road, tired and hungry. He doesn't know where he's going, but he only knows that he will need to find a place and soon. An inn is up ahead, but Jake doesn't know if he has the energy to go on.

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Jake finally reaches the inn, where the owner gave the boy some food and water, and a few copper coins in exchange for helping around the inn. Gladly, Jake did what he could to help around the inn, and was given a clean tunic and trousers as a tribute.