Aderite Mines

The captive slaves all stared at John in a stupor. 

"Did I stutter? Follow me. Now!" John commanded once again.

The captives all snapped out of their stunned stupors, as faces of slight panic and fear appeared instead. They had just seen the brutality of John's methods, and could only assume the worst for their future. However, they were powerless to stop it, and so they could only do as he commanded.

Hanze walked through the crowd, which quickly parted for him, as John and the captive slaves followed closely behind. The crowd closely inspected John as he walked by, as from today onwards, he was their new leader.

After pushing their way through the crowd, Hanze walked down the most grand and populous road of the city. The road sloped slightly upward, leading to an elevated plot of land in the very center of the large city. At the top of the plot of land, a large, expansive estate sprawled for hundreds of yards in each direction.