@ The capital market, Massalia.
***************************************
The sun has risen only a few hours ago, the market is already lively, murmuring up and down, negotiations here and there, movements all over the market and people displaying their goods.
************************************
Trader 1: Buy fruits, my lord.
Gabris : Pack those two baskets for me.
Woman : See the leathers my lord
Gabris : Give me that one, that one , the one over there, yes, that!
Woman: It all can be exchanged for three kilo of gold my lord.
Trader 2: These wines are of the kings... my lord, they are made from the very best for the kings my lord.
Gabris: Are you certain?!
Trader 2: Try them, my lord!...they are the finest.
Gabris : Four jars then.
Trader 2: Four?
Gabris :Now!!!
Trader 1: My lord, the fruits are all two silver.
Gabris : You are all fool, a lord like me, pay?!... pay?!... NO!
Trader/Woman : My lord???
Woman: Yes my lord, you must pay.
Gabris: Do you want me to double your tax or have you whipped by the palace guards?
Trader 1: No, my lord.
Gabris : And you?
Trader 2: It actually all free, my lord.
Woman: Same with me my lord.
Gabris: You should thank the gods you all made wise decisions.
*************************************
Gabris collected all these and some other things at some other parts of the market without paying...He was still in the market searching for some other things to collect after all he has collected.
*********************************
@The palace, Massalia.
Alexopoulos : (He entered into the throne room to get some informations) ....My king, have you given any order to Cosmos and others?
Antoni : Cosmos! the finest sword man of Massalia who won the grand prize of the last tournament?
Alexopoulos : Yes, my lord.
Antoni : What happened, he was a good man.
Hector : And what do you says he did?
Alexopoulos : My king, my lords, he killed five people, men and women in the name of the king and settled in their home, he left with the best axe man and two others.
Alanis : What?! After all i did? I gave them good chamber here in the castle, made them live like a king... They ate royal feast everyday, I should have his head on a pike, I should have his corpse feed to the dogs.
Alexopoulos : These men are useful to us alive my king... not when they are dead.... I'm not sure killing them would be wise, not to be rude my king, your majesty!
Hector : Perhaps, you should banish them from the city my king... i don't think you should kill them.
Alexopoulos : All these does not happen in the city.
Alanis : Where are they?!
Alexopoulos : At a neighboring village, My king.
Alanis : Go and tell them never to return to the city, never!!! And they should also leave the kingdom.
Alexopoulos : The last time i tried to stop him, he show his sword on me, as good as he is and the two with him... it would take five thousand men to stop him.
Alanis : Then take them, go after him, tell him of my orders.
Alexopoulos : Count it done, my king!!
*************************************
Gabris has got a good home in the city now, he lied
to someone that the king ordered the person to evacuate the house for kingdom use, and the owner does, in respect and fear of the king without questioning.
Gabris is more successful in Massalia better than the place he comes from, because in Massalia, people tend to comply with him on behalf of king's ruthless acts.
He kept doing like that lying to people around, drinking wine, eating so much food, taking the men's wives that he forgot to keep his true identity, soon most people started wondering who he truly is... So, whenever they saw him coming they gathered his usual items and hand it over to him to avoid the king's rant.
He also realized the fear in peoples eyes, to his surprise, he mistakenly stamped on a soldier and the soldier begged for his pardon thinking Gabris was a lord.That gave him so much courage and confident, and now he doesn't even care who the hell, he orders soldiers to do things for him... He also did that to Alexopoulos one day and that's it, things changed.
**********************************
@The capital market, Massalia.
Gabris : Don't you see me woman? move out of my way.
Woman : I am sorry, my lord.
********************************
Meanwhile, Alexopoulos was trying to settle some things between two traders, then, he heard the woman says... "I'm sorry my lord". He turns his face behind to see, hoping to see Elias, Hector or Antoni ,any of the lords, but he saw someone else "Gabris" , Alexopoulos paused for a while starring at Gabris.
*******************************
Gabris : What are you looking at soldier? Haven't you seen a lord so handsome like me?... Perhaps you want your lord to give you gold or silver!
Alexopoulos : And lord of where are you?
Gabris : You asked me who am i? You, asking a Massalian lord who he is?... No no no, I will tell the king to strip that armor off you!
Alexopoulos : A true Massalian lord will do that on his own without telling the king.
Gabris : I'm a lord idiot!!!!
Alexopoulos : Me? You call me an idiot? the chief army of this kingdom an idiot?
Gabris : Oh! Army chief??? I'm doomed, uh-uh-uh mm, my lord please forgive me, I don't mean to... and, and, if you properly look at it my lord idiot actually means something else where i come from....trust me!
Man 1 : Wait, he is not a lord???
Man 2 : His been lying all this while
Woman : He is a fraud!!!
Man : gods... this man has collected a lot from us, my lord.
Woman : Kill him my lord... he's a thief!
Man : Let stone him to death.
Woman : Stone him, we must kill him!!!
Alexopoulos : No, stop,... he must be taken to the king!
Crowd : YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ The palace, Massalia.
******************************
A group of people comes to the palace to report some things to the king.
******************************
Hector : You are in the presence of the king, who are you and speak up... the king is all ears.
Demis : Thank you my lord, my king, with all our voices as one, as i speak to you... my king it saddens our hearts to say, but not that we question your actions my king, my king it is... it is one of the lords, he's taking too much from us, my king, all day, everyday, everywhere... unlike the others, others pay us very well whenever they buy from us, but he, he never ever pay not for once, except he...
Alanis : (breaks in) Who?! don't be afraid just point him out!
Demis: His name is...
Alanis : Speak, don't keep anything for me! speak!
Demis : His name is Gabris, my king!
Alanis : (surprised) Gabris??? (faced someone) Who is he talking about?!
Elias : I don't know, my king! perhaps a stranger claiming to be lord!
****************************
Alexopoulos then comes in with two guards holding a prisoner (Gabris).
****************************
Alexopoulos : My king, I got something for you... Perhaps he is "Self_lord".
Alanis : What is his crime??!!
Alexopoulos : He's been fooling people calling himself lord, collecting from them, he is fraud self-lord.
Alanis : (Asked Demis) Is he the one you speak of?
Demis : Yes, my king, is the one.
Alanis : Take him away, lock him in prison for now... I will decide what to do with him.
********************************
That was how Gabris got to Massalian prison.
He was locked up in the prison, but never going to give up. He intend to try some tricks to free himself from captivity.
*******************************
Gabris : They can't lock me here forever, they might come soon to execute me, i must do something... why did they even stopped me from doing my business. No, i must do something.
*******************************
A week later, Gabris got sick because he doesn't eat food like he used to eat... His sickness was getting worse, so one of the guards inform the king.The king then ordered Hector the royal doctor and scientist to attend to the prisoner.
******************************
@ Hector 's chambers.
Hector : Hectourrous, where are you?
Hectourrous : I am here, grandfather!
Hector : Take this medicine to the sick prisoner, let him swallow all.
Hectourrous : The prisoner! Which one?
Hector : the Self-lord.
Hectourrous : (chuckles) Everything?
Hector : Yes!
Hectourrous : I will take it to him later.
Hector : No!, now... take it to him now!
Hectourrous : gods! I'm busy now.
Hector : Take it to him now!