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Frei.

Day 2

The boy woke up to a beautiful brunette in his face. Her face is white as snow, and the eyes sharp with pupils as dark as the sea at night. Her lips are small however dry, her cheeks pale, her eyebrows thick. She had a melancholic yet gentle smile on her face.

"Kawe up" She said in a gentle tone. 

The boy stood up with the assistance of the girl, while admiring the beauty that she possessed. He looked at the girl and noticed that she didn't have any shackles or chains, and she was fairly dressed. She had an apron over her black clothes and long black skirt. Again in a gentle manner, she points towards the field outside, at the gardening shed. 

The boy looked at her hand and noticed a bracelet with the name "Gloria" inscribed on it. 

"G..lo..ria?" uttered the boy softly.

"Gloria" looked at him, smiled and nodded.

The Brunette is called "Gloria". 

"Barekasft?" She asked the boy while holding his hand forcefully, not giving any opportunity for refusal. She then dragged him to the shed without any chance to escape from her grasp. Outside the shed, the boy could smell food, it reeks of flavor. Inside sat all the slaves, eating like wild animals, of course the slaves were able to eat this way because of "Gloria" not because of the kindness and generosity that the owner harbor. 

"Gloria" went to the back of the shed and came back with a bowl of soup. The boy drank it and joy lit up his entire face. It was delicious. Extremely delicious. His first taste of food. At least one that he will definitely remember. Then he saw a sphere-like object, it was a tomato but he didn't know that. He touched it, the soup around it forms a round pattern. "Woah" he thought. He touched it again only this time more forcefully. The tomato submerged into the water then it came back up. "WOAH!"

 "Gloria" look at the boy antics and smiled joyfully. Her melancholy gone as though that the childlike nature of his had wash away all the sorrows she might have had .

Berg came out of the back and saw the boy. He was delighted. He walked towards the boy and greeted him and asked:

"Mane?" as he points at him.

The Boy looked at him confused. Berg took one look at his face then he got an idea. As he points at the boy he exclaimed "Frei!" The curious and childlike wonder Frei possess is what inspired Berg to give him his "Mane"

"Gloria" chuckled and agrees. 

After Breakfast, it was time for work before the "Whipper" starts whippin'. The rest of the slaves quickly went back to their respective stables and brought out the tools to start working. While most of them had already left, Frei stayed behind, he watches as "Gloria" pick up the dishes and put them in a bucket. As he was curiously paying attention to her, "Gloria" created a water bubble out of thin air. 

Frei was shocked. Something appeared suddenly out thin air! Of course he was, he had never seen anything like it. All of a sudden, he got this feeling. Familiarity. He felt that he know what this is but he can't put his finger on it. 'Why?' 'Why?' 'Why had he felt this way.' He thought. But that all quickly disappeared once he saw "Gloria" yet again pulling something out of thin air, this time some powdered soap. The powder quickly dissolved in the water, and "Gloria" took a sponge and started to scrub the dishes. 

Frei was going to asked her about it then he heard "Whipper" coming. He quickly ran back to Berg's stable and go to work.