Only as far as everyone is a slave to the rulers of a sovereign nation.
[Was there even a thing such as total freedom?]
True slavery is nothing like this- Ravka feeds us [when the tsar deemed it], it houses us and clothes us [unless you were Grisha, then it was more a matter of personal opinion] and it keeps us safe.
The Grisha sold into slavery do not have it that easy. But perhaps you haven't met many slaves, working as a doctor.
[Drinking again, Aleksander allows the silence (as silent as a pirate bar could get) linger between them.]
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[Was there even a thing such as total freedom?]
True slavery is nothing like this- Ravka feeds us [when the tsar deemed it], it houses us and clothes us [unless you were Grisha, then it was more a matter of personal opinion] and it keeps us safe.
The Grisha sold into slavery do not have it that easy. But perhaps you haven't met many slaves, working as a doctor.
[Drinking again, Aleksander allows the silence (as silent as a pirate bar could get) linger between them.]