Don't waste time, please! part 1

"This way please."

Just like that, he took me to another tent where they had a lot of cages, most of which were covered with blankets. The stench coming out of them was almost unbearable, that must be the reason why they're burning incense inside the tent. There were a few uncovered cages containing mostly beasts, but there were a few people wearing thin iron collars too.

Not a minute had passed when I heard an anguished scream. It wasn't a word, but it carried the same meaning as if the person screaming was begging for help in the most desperate way.

A loud clapping sound was heard right afterwards and the shout became muffled until it disappeared into the vast cloth tent.

To say hearing that scream was unsettling would be an understatement, but nothing could prepare me for what came after that, when I found the source of the call for help.