Provincial Cleanup (1)

Baron Burke started complaining left and right about how I as the lord had no right to arrest him but needless to say I still did.

As the Baron was taken away by the few actually on-duty guards in chains, other soldiers came forward with looks that were plainly obvious they were about to bribe me or something to restore my good mood and attitude towards the goings on here.

"Milord, what happened to the commander? Did he not meet your expectations?" <Soldier >

Expectations?

Giving the solider a cold hard stare the man carried on in a hurried tone

"We've gotten the peasant involved in the fights and we're bleeding 'em dry, even doing a couple of fixed matches to ensure they don't walk away with any money." <Soldier >

A gambling den, my barracks is nothing more than a gambling den, and worse still it's a crooked one...

Seeing that my frown intensified the man brought forth the coup de grace.

"Come this way milord the new event is just about to begin!" <Solider >

Obviously pleased with himself for getting the honor of guiding me.

I was led around to the backside of the barrack where a running track was present and a starting gate which from afar I could tell had chained up women contained within.

"he-he-he no horse racing here sadly, but we've got something better than that, Bitch Racing!" <Soldier >

The man was far too pleased and I could see why, these "Soldiers" had taken female slaves and peasants stripped them naked, chained them up and now were forcing them to take part in a race, pretty sure the losers and winners both regretted it.

This was it,

My cool facade snapped

Backhanding the soldier's face with my fist, and alighting over the railing running down the track to the starting gate.

The women tucked within all looked horrified after all here comes their tyrannical lord.

As I got close I drew the sword on my hip and raised it high above my head.

The line of women all shrieked out in terror as they believed their lives had come to an end, but instead, the blade descended and in one quick slash severed the binding on all their hands.

The cold iron dropped to the dirt next to their feet.

The crowd and the girls all were silent mouths agape.

The girl directly in front of me's knees gave out and she dropped to the ground

Removed my cape with a flourish before draping it across her back, allowing herself to cover up even just a little

"I'm sorry you had to go through that, don't worry from now on I'll do everything I can to protect you guys" <Julius >

The crowd of onlookers started to get rowdy, and the regular soldiers and peasants started to file out of the barracks while those who stayed were those with a peerage or were nobles themselves,

"What are you doing milord, there here to service us nobility" <Noble 1>

"We have to use them to our advantage, who cares if a few die the cattle repopulate quickly after all" <Noble 2>

"They're scum with nothing to do but plow the fields, they are honored to perform for us" <Noble 3>

This is nothing more than a stupid waste of time that'll do nothing but give us pointless expenditures.

I won't allow this kind of shit to happen!

Not in my lands!

Should I clean up this stain on my land?

"Yes" <Julius >

Having stood up and now facing the outcrying nobility who were still upset I ruined their great game.

With a flick of my wrist, the blade in hand soared through the air once more.

The distance between us was greater than 10 meters but even still an air blade was launched sending the three primary voices of dissent flying back with wounds on their chest.

"Arrest these men!" <Julius >

The crowd was now dead silent as some of the soldiers once again took custody of those I'd just attacked.

Weird

That attack came out of nowhere,

I mean I wanted to attack and it felt like someone asked if I wanted to attack but, it was like my hands moved on my own for a second there.

Since the game had an auto-attack function maybe I can do manual or auto?

I'll need to get used to it, but first.

"Everyone! Despite the fact that you are all proud Soldiers of Aquitania and yet you still opened a gambling hall in the barracks, and you didn't have a single care for those present, you oppressed the people you are sworn to protect. All of you here should know that your sins are worthy of death!" <Julius >

The onlookers now all had sweats and looks of utter despair painted across their faces.

"The ringleaders of this operation will be arrested and tried, everyone else you have 1 hour to get this place squared away and back to it's original form as a training ground and housing for our brave men!" <Julius >

Having had enough with this place I took my leave with Landers following closely behind, occasionally taking sneaky peeks at me from just behind my back.

"We're off to the prison next!" <Julius >

"Yes Master" <Landers >