Davit burst into tears after hearing the thug's response to his question.He remembered his parents and twin brothers.
-"Mom!dad!Where are you?Come...come here...Save me from these hazardous people! Come here and let me hug you!I miss you terribly!"-Davit thought for himself.
Little boy's world turned upside down.A while ago,he could caress his loved ones and could do anything.He had complete freedom.But now,his life was shattered forever.He was alone,afraid of the things waiting for him in faraway Istanbul,in the city where he knew,that he would be treated as a slave.There he couldn't have family members.He would be all alone.He had no idea,what the word slave meant.Because,in the kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti,where he was born,there were no slaves.
The bandits were observing him carefully.With their sly smiles,one would be convinced,that they had no mercy and compassion in their hearts.They were smirking their faces and Davit was weeping bitterly.He was so devastated and helpless,that he was shivering.
-Don't make so much noise,little rascal!Stop crying!-Said one of the thugs inside the carriage.
-Let me at least cry,please!If you don't allow me to speak about anything,then let me at least weep!You destroyed my life!
-Yeah,you are right!We did this to you for a fortune that someone will pay us in exchange for selling you.
-Let me ask you...How come you speak Georgian?Are you Georgians yourselves?
-We are,little boy.
-All of you are heartless beasts!
-Why do you call us this?-The bandit who was sitting next to Davit grabbed him on the sleeve out of extreme anger.
-Do you even ask me the cause?You kidnap your own people!You sell Georgians as slaves!Is money more precious than human life?
-Yes,it is!Money can buy everything.
-You are wrong!Can you buy me my parents and brothers?
-No,because I must sell you at the slave market!
After riding all day,the bandit who was sitting beside Davit called his colleague who was holding the whims to halt the horses.All of them got off the carriage.The bandits camped in 2 tents.Davit was so exhausted from crying,that he fell asleep.The bandit,the one who was talking to him,made him get off the carriage and then lied him down on the cloth.Then,he covered his body with blanket.