The Friends and the Slavers - A Dark Sun Fable

Two men, Jahin and Walid had become the best of friends and were always doing things together. They would go out hunting, or sometimes filch from a noble's fields. They worked well together and were never caught. 

One day, they were gathering food from a scrub plain and came upon a group of slavers. Walid was afraid, but Jahin calmed his friend and said he would go talk to them.
Jahin approached the slavers and spoke softly, so Walid would not hear him,"Great ones, if you promise not to capture me, I will aid you in capturing my friend. He is much stronger than I and would make a much better slave."
The slavers agreed and Jahin returned to Walid.
"They have agreed not to capture us." Jahin lied to his friend, "Let's go that way, away from the slavers."
When Walid turned to look, Jahin hit him on the head with a stick, knocking him unconscious.
Now, when the slavers saw one of the men was theirs for the taking, they quickly descended on Jahin and subdued him. Both men were forced into slavery and Jahin knew that he should have expected treachery, much more than his former friend.