Ling Wu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Understood!" He called over his men and gave them a few orders.
Moments later, the shackles on the more than one thousand people below had all been removed. Having worn the irons for the entire journey, they found the sudden freedom disorienting. They rubbed their wrists, looking up with suspicion, unable to comprehend the young noble's actions. 'Could it be... he really intends to free us? A moment ago, wasn't he asking if we wanted freedom?'
Many of them were thinking the same thing when someone suddenly whispered, "This noble lord... he isn't planning to play a hunting game, is he?"
At these words, the faces of those nearby changed drastically.
