Chapter 63 - Chapter 62: Supply Camp Recruits New Soldiers (Continued 3)

"My name is Tierks. I was originally a mountain dweller from Iberia, living freely. But later, some Romans stirred up a rebellion in Iberia, causing war, and the conflict continued. The Roman officials started taxing the various tribes in the mountains. If we didn't pay, we'd be considered accomplices of the rebel army. The taxes were so high that if our tribe paid them all, we wouldn't be able to survive. So, our clan leader kept trying to delay the payments. Eventually, the Roman army suddenly attacked our mountain village one day, killing most of our tribespeople. I was captured, became a slave, and was sold to a farm here, where I worked and tilled the land every day..."