Master of Paradise
“Carefully, she helped unchain their limbs, weeping inwardly at the crusted blood that caked their ankles and wrists. Again and again she made the trip up those rickety steps, supporting the weight of a woman or carrying a child in her arms that was so light, it felt more like a sparrow than a human being. In the process, she stopped seeing them as one mass of brutalized humanity, and began to feel for them as individuals, each with wounds and needs she felt insufficient to meet.
Once the Africa...ns were transferred to the sister ship, the slaver scuttled, and its crew put adrift in a longboat, Gabrielle helped tend to the human cargo. She put salve on raw burns and open wounds. Rodrigo, of course, had known their mission all along, had brought her specifically to see this abomination, so he’d come well-prepared with medicines and bandages and barrels of fresh water to cleanse their injuries. After hours of this, Gabrielle felt numb and drained, as if she couldn’t feel anything if she tried.MoreLess
Once the Africa...ns were transferred to the sister ship, the slaver scuttled, and its crew put adrift in a longboat, Gabrielle helped tend to the human cargo. She put salve on raw burns and open wounds. Rodrigo, of course, had known their mission all along, had brought her specifically to see this abomination, so he’d come well-prepared with medicines and bandages and barrels of fresh water to cleanse their injuries. After hours of this, Gabrielle felt numb and drained, as if she couldn’t feel anything if she tried.MoreLess
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