everyone left except for one man who fixed a
candle in a pile of straw, lit it, and slipped over the wall. When the
candle hit the straw it burst to flame, and soon the whole house was
afire.
88 Those coming to fight the fire found the gate locked and had to
climb the wall. They found the slaver and his guards. About the
slaver's neck hung a sign… "SO DIE THOSE WHO SELL THEIR OWN PEOPLE." This was so common a
fate among slave dealers that the city's War Leader did not even
question it.
89 "Had not the slaver," he remarked, "made a big sale just that
evening? What better time for those seeking revenge to strike?"
90 The Hawk and his people sat in their tents, planning their next move.
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