Elena's territory

sense of awe and preparation for nature. I told th

e estate received an unbel

in front of the slaves. "The rainy season is coming! The Lady

essing for those who faced the elements every day with no shelter. They looked at each other, with

zy lot! Do you plan on standi

o collect materials and s

slave with calloused hands. He was usually silent, bu

a stone and started hammering. Next to him, Bartholomew, his best friend and fel

e slaves worked up a sweat. Although building ho

ooking at the simple dwellings made of wood and straw, a surge of indescribable emotion welling

ge to step forward a few paces and knelt on one knee, saying, "Honorable Lady, we are grateful

domain, every life is worth protecting. The

replied, their voices fu

a scar that wasn't too noticeable. He whispered, "I think this Lady i

!" Tony felt very happy. Having been slaves all their li

aves were inferior beings, born to be slaves and forever slaves. So, I stopped trying to persuade him. Now that I was the lord

l thought my actions were inappropriate-that one shouldn't be kind

ses to speed up the drying process. The entire drying process would take at least three days-during which they needed to keep fires burning

s. Even if it rained at night, they no longer worried about getting wet. They had laid dry straw on the ground, making it warm to sleep on. When i

a few days, many houses had sprung up here. The houses were square, with s

heard the steward say, "The Lady is kind and m

mpassion. You should know you

joy upon hearing they co

d," a few overseers

the houses they had built with their own hands. The slaves wept with joy, shouting words that

the castle's mistress was. Naive, kind, occasionally seeming a bit foolish. Bu

n could survive this long without