Leech listened a while longer and learned what had happened. The two slave owners' parties had accidentally run into a pair of Wandering Knights. The knights had shouted, "For Knightly Honor!" and tried to save the slaves. In response, the slave owners ordered the slaves to throw their lives away to overwhelm them, and they ultimately captured the pair.
In the end, the Wandering Knights didn't manage to save a single slave. In fact, because the slaves followed their masters' orders and attacked, the two knights killed more than thirty of them in self-defense.
For a moment, Leech couldn't tell if the Wandering Knights were there to save people or kill them.
After eating and drinking his fill, Leech got up and returned to his room to rest.
Shooing away a lizard that had scurried into his room and listening to the shouting and cursing outside, Leech slowly closed his eyes.
The conditions were terrible, but at least he could lie down on a bed for a decent night's sleep.
