Chapter 2: this chapter starts off with fairly dark self mutilation... i felt that did not fit... at all. if the author wanted to write a dark story than he should have made the slave market dirty grimy, made the slavers disgusting, revolting individuals. the author should have worked to make us feel like going back to the market would be hell, as it stands the market seems like a nice place with polite ponies running it. With the market like that I have NO emotional connection to the character in regards to his fear of the market. this chapter felt a little boring, but i still managed to enjoy it.