Dojo Darelir, the School of Xenograg the Sorcerer

Slavery in the East

The Ayoubids had introduced…a feudal system that dominated Egypt…for six hundred years and vitally affected the social conditions, arts, literature, and material aspect of Cairo…. Slavery in the East is no disgrace; on the contrary, the relationship ranks far above mere hired service. The slave is regarded almost as a son.

Soldiers of Fortune, p. 43