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Maximus POV
" Ouch!" I groaned as I slowly woke up, my body stiff from sleeping on the hard ground.
I rubbed my eyes, trying to shake off the last remnants of the dream that had felt all too real.
Suddenly, a loud voice broke through my thoughts. "Oi, wake up! What do you think you're doing, sleeping on my goods?"
I jumped, my heart pounding as I scrambled to sit up. I saw a burly villager glaring down at me, his arms crossed over his chest in annoyance.
"I-I'm sorry," I stammered, feeling embarrassed and foolish. "I didn't mean to-"
He slapped me hard across the face, making me wince in pain. "You think that's an excuse? You had better get along before I teach you a lesson you won't forget."
I didn't know where I was or how I had ended up sleeping on someone's goods.
I felt m
