Hopeless Night: Day 9

Word Count: 54,006

Summary of Events:
Chapter 17:
Magnus continued to suffer abuse under Herr Jagd. Meanwhile Emma learned how to make éclairs. Herr Jagd Sr. died, causing Magnus to pass into the service of Herr Jagd Jr. who seemed to be even more violent now that his father was dead.
Chapter 18:
Two weeks after Josepha got married Emma's family welcomed another boy, Siegwald, into the family. The shed that Magnus and other slaves were kept in collapsed and Herr Jagd intended to burn them all in it, but lawmen showed up and arrested Herr Jagd and sold everything he had.

Excerpt of the Day:
"Magnus scrambled out of the hole, but then gagged as his collar was jerked tight around his neck. He turned around. His chain was caught. He couldn't tell on what, but he didn't want go back into the downed shed.
"You don't want to get inside?" Herr Jagd asked. "Well then! Let all those who remain suffer for you fools!"
Magnus watched as Herr Jagd dropped the torch onto the downed wall of the shed and — due to the dry wood and the fierce wind — the flames quickly took hold of the wood and whipped the building up into a terrible blaze.
The blaze flared up so fiercely Magnus couldn't even see Herr Jagd on the other side of the flames. The flames licked so closely to Magnus, whose chain was still hocked on whatever was inside the roof. Magnus hoped the fire would flare up high enough to melt his chain and get him free.
Someone grabbed Magnus' arm and tried to pull him away from the building. Magnus looked and saw it was one of his fellow slaves. Magnus grabbed his chain and tugged. The slave understood what Magnus meant and seized Magnus' chain to pull.
Magnus also hauled back on it. Several others noticed and started jerking hard on the chain, trying to get Magnus free and away from the building. Magnus noticed Herr Jagd striding around the building, heading toward them.
"Get inside! Get inside!" Herr Jagd cried.
Everyone kept pulling, giving their master no regard. Magnus then watched with horror as Herr Jagd took up one of the men pulling and threw him onto the burning roof where the man flailed and screamed.
Herr Jagd made for another man just as Magnus' chain gave and the group of them — Magnus wasn't even sure how many — rolled down the long incline behind the building and through the ice into the slough.
Magnus thrust his head out of the water and scrambled for shore. He grabbed chains, collars, arms, and legs of others in the water and pulled them out. The wind was blowing at them ferociously. This wasn't good at all. Magnus looked up. Herr Jagd stood at the top of the hill silhouetted by the fire, his stance daring them to come up to the top again.
Quickly Magnus scrambled off to the right. Everyone followed after him as fast as they could. They went around and slowly up the hill to get around the right side of the house. Magnus hoped that maybe they could get inside or something.
Suddenly there was the sound of hundreds of horses hooves clattering and Magnus turned. Illuminated by the light of the burning shed was a herd of horses bearing armour and armour-clad men.
Magnus stopped and the other wet people with him gathered close around him, and somewhat behind him, as if they hoped that maybe Magnus would shield them from the soldiers.
Herr Jagd came around the building with a malicious expression on his face, which instantly fled at the sight of the armoured men."

Siegwald: seegwalled