Evaden hated sales. While he understood the necessity of them, and his wallet certainly didn't complain because with the jails empty, he didn't have as much public tax to pay. But the base of it all it made him feel dirty. But whenever he tried to argue the point, he was always roughly ignored and rebuffed. They had established this sort of institution a thousand years ago, and it had created such an age of order and peace that their forefathers could never imagine. Honestly, Evaden couldn't remember a time when this hadn't been normal and concrete and standard. But it always made his gut turned.
Unfortunately, it was his friend's, Cy, favorite thing. "They sell cheap, work hard, and are easy to get rid of." was his arguing point, always with a wicked smile. Cy was a good guy, but his reputation with how he treated his indentured servants was infamous, to the point where it was nearly celebrity status. He broke them early and went through one in, at longest, two months. So Evaden, the silent friend, stood next to him in the crowded auction room. The air reeked of smoke and it was loud with chatter as the last sold slave was led off stage. The brunet's stomach twisted as he watched the young boy- no older then 19- was led to a malicious looking woman before redirecting to the next filthy, barely clothed prisoner led on stage.