-70th of Zieliah, Year 698- Amplefort-

Rowan was walking.
He could not see anything, the sack over his head made sure of that. He could only hear the thudding of footsteps to the right and left of him, and the faint sound of leather moving over itself after every step. The footsteps where heavy from the large boots the men to his right and left wore.
THUD THUD THUD THUD
The footsteps where quite rhythmical. Rowans could not be heard as he was in bare feet, the cold stone beneath him numbing his already sore soles , he wore no leather on his body but only scraps of cloth to cover his modesty. 
THUD THUD THUD THUD
Rowan's nose itched, he attempted to cure this but the shackles that held his arms behind his back prevented him from doing so. 
THUD THUD THUD THUD
Soon Rowan could hear a rumble from far away, it grew louder and louder as he and the two people beside him grew closer and closer to the sound. Soon a creak was heard from an unoiled door hinge and the rumble grew into a loud boom as a large angry crowd threw slurs at Rowan. The air was different and the mid day sun hit Rowans bare chest. The texture on his feet moved from stone to wood as he soon was made to walk up steps.
THUD THUD THUD THUD
The men beside him soon moved away, as a third person walked Rowan to a spot, he was then pushed lightly as he found a stool infront of him, he soon was told to stand on it.
The roars from the crowd where hushed by a man to Rowans right.
"The laws of Odesh, Written many turns ago , decrees that 
'all persons found guilty of Elephant Poaching, or aiding a person convicted of Elephant Poaching, or associating with a person convicted of Elephant Poaching, shall be sentenced to hang by the neck until dead'
Rowan Hill, you have been charged with one of the most heinous crimes that can ever plague this great land of Odesh. 
Rowan felt rope on his neck, he was sobbing slowly, he had just needed money.. he knew someone who would have paid highly for the ivory... all he needed was the money.. and yet here he was. He had hoped his wife and children wouldn't have found out, but word travelled fast in the Capital of Odesh.
Rowan waited as the man who had been talking finished, he braced himself as the floor below him gave way, he was falling for a second or two and then.
Nothing.