Trading Day - 1

As the sun rose on a new week, the bustling trading day began. Merchants and traders eagerly awaited the chance to sell their wares and make a profit. But for one day a week, the slave bazaars stood empty. This was the only day when the slave bazaars were closed, thanks to the influence of the mighty Temple of Shepherd. The temple had convinced rulers to enact a law that banned presentations and auctions on this one day, much to the chagrin of slavers who accused them of robbing them of a good business opportunity. But despite their protests, they were forced to comply with the new law. While the intentions of the Temple of Shepherd may have been noble - to give slaves a day of rest from the traumas of being bought and sold - it did not stop slavers from finding loopholes and ways to still operate. And so, Trading Day was born. Because the law banned slave houses from auctions, warriors, and mercenaries would come to the slave houses. They were flaunting their spoils from recent campaigns to buyers. In contrast to when frantic deals were made in the chaos of crowded bazaars, these individuals now came in peace and dealt with slave houses at their leisure. It became a profitable day for sellers and slave houses. Slavers circled around slave houses like vultures, looking for suitable buyers. And amidst all this, the plight of the slaves went unnoticed and forgotten, just another day in their never-ending cycle of suffering and oppression. Tigran was seething with boredom despite the two beautiful slave girls by his side. Mukuziani's pretentious behavior always irked him, especially when it meant keeping Tigran waiting. His latest conquest had been successful, yielding fine loot and two valuable slaves. He was eager to sell them off and return to his family before his hard-earned gold was squandered in the lavish city life. But alas, House Kohojyan was preoccupied, and even Gayane, usually a more agreeable counterpart to the Mukuziani brothers, was unavailable. Tigran cursed his luck as he stewed in frustration.