Side Quest - a Camp NanoWrimo Story - Twenty-Eight: The People

[aldersprig]

Twenty-Eight: The People

The Raven had done something, she was sure of it.  She had expected to be in the part of the train where people crowded onto benches or sat in the aisles.  That was cheap part, the part where most people like her rode.

Instead, she and the Raven and six people wearing what looked like really not enough clothing were seated on a U-shaped bench in a cozy car of the train with enough room for all of them - and maybe two more - and she was trying not to look as if she felt as horribly out of her depth as she did.

“So.”  One of the attendants - a woman, maybe a few years older than Raizel, whose incomplete clothing was of finer stuff than some of the others - cleared her throat.  “What is it that you do, mistress?”

“I’m a clockmaker’s apprentice.”  Raizel said it flat.  “I work for my father and my grandfather in the family business.”

“You - you’re an apprentice?  And you’re - sorry, Mistress.”  The woman bowed her head.

read on…

Comments

[thnidu]

Still fascinated by this.


• That was ^ cheap part
^ the

[sauergeek]

How long has it been since any of Raizel's newly acquired slaves were asked what they wanted? With the exception of Weckel, they seem befuddled by the idea. Then again, as a gardener, Weckel would've probably had more autonomy, and possibly more time to think, than the rest. As someone responsible for buying, he also had a great deal of leeway in decision-making.

Raizel seems rather overwhelmed by all of this. I suppose that's not surprising, given her background, age, and inexperience with slaves. I suspect she'll end up relying heavily on Diamond Raven and Weckel. But so far she's been provided with the resources she's needed to get the job done for each quest — god-touched indeed! — so perhaps one or more of the slaves will have something critical for one of the outstanding ones.