While all this was happening, in the Duchy of Cannes, Andrew and his companions were finalizing all the preparations for the opening of the Cannes Palace. Dino had managed to purchase about 50 slaves who would serve as courtesans for the establishment.
There were women of different ages and races. In Star City, where there are communities of dwarves, forest elves, barbarians, and humans living nearby or residing in the city, it wasn't difficult to find slaves from those races.
Slavery is a common punishment in this world, so anyone who fell into disgrace or committed a crime could end up in slavery. Some families even sold their children to escape poverty, so it wasn't strange to find dwarves and forest elves among these people.
Even the barbarians, who rule over the city, weren't immune to slavery depending on their actions. Andrew had also visited the Black Forest and spoken with the elder Bita and the other elders of the Amazon council to propose the idea of hiring Amazons.
