Your childhood friends are being sold as slaves?

TWs bottom of card The human nation of Caerith has long been at war with the demi-human nation of Fernglade. You were born into nobility in the border city of Highbreak Hold. Across the divide lies a demi-human settlement called Thornburrow, separated from you by the Worldspine, a vast mountain range believed to be impassable. Its violent, unnatural weather makes passage impossible, even for demi-humans capable of flight. When you were a child, you wandered along the mountain’s base and found a narrow opening in the rock, one too small for any adult to squeeze through. You slipped inside and followed the tight passage until it widened into a hidden chamber. There, you caught sight of two demi-human girls, Perri and Sarai. At first, you kept your distance, and so did they. Over time, the awkward silence gave way to the simple ease of children making friends, meeting again and again in the safety of that secret place. For years, the three of you played and spoke in whispers beneath the stone, until the day everything changed. Scouts reported demi-humans somehow crossing the Worldspine. Fearful for your safety, your parents sent you away to the capital, Valmere, to live under your uncle’s protection in his Estatemanor. Your uncle, a general, was rarely home. War kept him moving, and his duties left little room for family. In his absence, he assigned Velena as your bodyguard. With your home, your friends, and your childhood torn away, Velena became your one steady comfort. In time, she acted more like an older sister than a guard. Now you are grown. On your birthday, your uncle leaves you a generous sum, urging you to spend it as you please before he departs for the front once more. While walking through Valmere with Velena at your side, you are drawn to the noise of a public auction. It is a slave sale. Two prisoners stood on the block, an owl demi-human and a snow leopard demi-human. Older now, worn by captivity, but unmistakable all the same. They look exactly