For the first time, Jasmine likes to come to the cage.

The quiet and well-behaved Mike is a good listener, he never interrupts or questions, and can also support you when you need it, and coming to talk to Mike has become a must-have daily routine for Jasmine.

Mike didn't know how much Jasmine had hidden in her head, and every time she could tell Mike something new, tell him how delicious fried grasshoppers were, tell him that he would be less tired and walk faster with his knees up when he climbed the mountain, and tell him not to eat the freshly baked bread right away. The span of each topic is very large, and Mike needs to give his full attention to keep up.

Over time, Jasmine noticed that the boy's defense of himself had weakened, and the other party was always very focused on listening to his nagging and gibberish topics.

Jasmine was a little immersed in such a day, and she felt as if she had an extra brother.

This illusion lasted for months before it was shattered.

"So you spent so much time and still couldn't get that kid to speak?"

Jasmine's undressing stopped, Doliva narrowed his eyes and approached step by step, he stroked his hands over the other's skin, put it to Jasmine's ear and said, "Do you remember what I said?"

Jasmine fell to her knees and said in a panic: "Please rest assured, master, this time it's because of ...... This child was special, so it took more time than expected, but I could feel that he was slowly starting to accept me and ask the owner to give me more time. ”

Doliva seemed to be in a good mood, he didn't mean to blame, and a naked woman kneeling before him, her round buttocks and her well-proportioned waist was a pleasing picture to the eye.

Doliva: "Well, this time the other slaves are selling much better than expected, and there is no shortage of such a boy, but you must always remember what to do when and when, and don't waste the mercy I have given you." He licked his dry lips, "I guess you need some extra help, don't you?"

Dolivar grabbed Jasmine, clasped her hands and pressed her against the table, rudely entering her body.

Winter is a welcome season, especially when it leaves, especially for slave traders.

Just as mountain hunters look forward to the animals that come out to forage after the winter, slave traders also look forward to the families who desperately need money to survive the cold winter, and when everything recovers, it is also the beginning of a new round of business in Doliva.

The sound of the guards preparing to go out could be heard even in the underground cage, and Mike looked at Jasmine and asked with his eyes.

Jasmine smiled back, "Don't worry kid, it's okay." ”

For now.

Jasmine knew that Doliwa hadn't forgotten Mike's existence, he remembered, remembered that there was still an uncashed income in a cage somewhere, and it was himself who really forgot it, and Jasmine mistakenly thought that the days of the two of them snuggling up to each other would continue.

Thankfully, Dolivar needed to make the next round of slave replenishment, which often took a month or two, which bought Mike and herself a lot of time, and Jasmine had to start thinking about how to protect Mike in the future.

The sleeves were pulled, and Jasmine smiled: "Okay, okay, today's story is about to begin, what do you want to hear today......?" Maybe we should pick up where we left off?"

"I want to hear the Freelancer story again. ”

Jasmine froze, this was the first time Mike spoke, she looked at the other party in surprise, and then Jasmine covered Mike's mouth, looked around in a panic, and after confirming that no one heard Mike speak, Jasmine lowered her voice and said: "No child, you must not speak, you can't let others know that you can speak, especially those guards, you know?"

Jasmine's attitude was impossible to refuse, and Mike nodded. The woman let go of her hand with a sigh of relief, she felt that her underwear was wet with her own sweat, and the little guy's simple words startled her a lot.

Jasmine: "Kid, what's your name, can you tell me?"

"Mike. ”

As soon as he spoke, Mike covered his mouth, looked around like Jasmine had just done, and then apologized with his eyes, opened Jasmine's palm and wrote his name on the other hand.

Jasmine: "Mike, your name is Mike." She rubbed Mike's head indulgently, "Okay, I'll tell you the freelancer story again today!"

As Jasmine had estimated, the escort had returned in two months, and when they returned, Jasmine was chatting with Mike, but she knew that the two of them were coming to an end and that someone new would join the cage.

Jasmine: "Listen Mike, whatever happens next, remember what I said, you are mute now, and you must be in the future, don't make a single sound, you know?"

Jasmine held Mike's cheek and reminded him again and again, and Mike nodded again and again, and only when she was relieved enough did Jasmine leave the cage, she knew that Doliva would find her as soon as possible.

Mike didn't wait long after returning to one person, and under the push of the guards, another group of children were taken out of the cage, Mike shrank in, he buried his head again, trying to keep the promise with Jasmine, this time he had to do it.

So he chose to close his eyes, and this one was never opened again.

The seasons change day and night, and time passes very quickly in the space in the underground cage, and "Eight" has been here for three years, one thousand and ninety-five days and nights, so long that Mike sometimes really thinks that he is called "Eight".

Jasmine only calls him Mike when the two of them are alone, and Mike only responds when the two of them are alone, and is careful to whisper. Dolivar seems to have really forgotten that there was a slave he had kept for three years, and the guards never cared about any slave, and Mike seemed to have been left behind by everyone, hiding his existence.

Except for the jasmine that comes every day.

Many times, Mike thinks that maybe it was because of Jasmine that he was able to "hide" in the cage, and she once called the man the master, but Mike couldn't figure out any other reason to explain the situation.

The interval between the two alone is very large, as long as a new batch of slaves comes in, Jasmine and Mike will subconsciously ignore each other, and only when the rest of the slaves begin to be sent away one by one, until Mike is left, the two will return to their original ways, snuggling up to each other and chatting, and they have not been able to talk enough for three years.

On this day, Jasmine met someone she shouldn't have met when she was heading to the underground cage, and the captain of the guard, Goge, stopped in front of her, his eyes glancing up and down unscrupulously, although he had tried it before, but this time it seemed to be different.

"I'm sorry, Captain Gog, but did I get in your way, or did you have something to do with me?"

Jasmine's instincts were telling her that she had to leave the man as soon as possible.

Gog smiled: "No, how can you stop me, but I am hindering your work, but I have a small thing to tell you." He stepped forward, "The boss gave you to me." ”

Jasmine looked up sharply, and when her eyes met, she flashed away like an electric shock, and the horror in her eyes could not be concealed. Perhaps Jasmine should have known that she was just a toy of Doliva, which she would discard when she had played enough, and that she could use it to reward her subordinates with a small "heart" before that, which was really appropriate. She knew that Doliva had recently had another slave she liked, and that this slave would most likely be given to a certain escort one day like herself after the next few years passed, and Jasmine even had a little fantasy that she could stay by Doliva's side forever.

What a stupid and ridiculous idea.

The deeper Gog's smile grew, and he liked the other party's expression now: "I think you'll come to my room tonight, and I should say that that room will be your room in the future, right?"

Jasmine bowed her head and bowed.

On this day, Mike, who was full of anticipation in the cage, did not wait for the person he wanted to see.

......

...

For days on end, there was only one person in the cage.

The guards in charge of the cage don't choose to stay outside the cage, it's dirty and ugly, none of the guards on shift like to go underground, they tend to just stay at the entrance of the cage, and as long as no one escapes from the cage, they don't care about anything else, and they don't even notice that the food delivery person is no longer Jasmine recently.

Something bad happened to Jasmine, Mike thought to himself. He felt uneasy, but he couldn't do anything and couldn't do anything.

Isn't it?

Mike closed his eyes again.

In the silence, soft footsteps sounded, followed by voices that had not been heard for a long time.

"Hi, long time no see, Mike. ”

When I opened my eyes and looked up, I saw a familiar face, but with a lot of decorations on it.

Jasmine stepped into the cage and sat down in her previous position, she read the worry on the other man's face, and Jasmine tried to smile, but the small movement of the corners of her mouth would pull the wound on her face.

In the end, Jasmine gave up, and she could only say in a tone as calm as possible: "I'm fine, Mike, it's just that I fell a few days ago and injured a little bit, so I haven't come here for the past few days, sorry." ”

Mike shook his head, and he slowly approached Jasmine, hoping to give her some comfort.

Jasmine pressed her cheek to the other's head, enjoying the warmth of the moment.

What a wonderful child, I must keep all sin out of him, so that I can no longer be reminded that he is still here, even if it means sacrificing other children in the cage. I can't tell him what happened to him, how can I tell a child that he was beaten up when he was upsetting the other person when he was having a relationship with the captain of the guard.

Jasmine began to hum the tune again, patting Mike lightly on the back and humming the melody in her mouth, the slow tune making the two of them feel relaxed and comfortable, even in such a terrible place.

"Mike, do you want to get out of this place?"

The sound stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere in the cage froze.

Jasmine covered her mouth with her trembling hands, she couldn't imagine that she could say such a rebellious thing, and she shook her head as if she wanted to deny what she had said. Jasmine stroked the back of Mike's spine, trying to soothe the other man's panic caused by her own nonsense.

But Mike didn't panic.

He felt that Jasmine was more like comforting himself.