Suddenly, Radish heard people walking toward them. It was completely dark out, so they hadn't seen him and his sister.
"Kill that cripple," one of them said. "When the Lord can't control the slaves, we'll have our chance!"
'It's those new slaves who arrived today!'
Startled, Radish clamped a hand over his sister's mouth and slowly ducked down.
"I... I..."
"Do you have the guts or not? We take him out quietly, and the Lord will never know. Don't you want to be like that cripple, eating and drinking every day without having to work?"
"We do!"
The men, also afraid of their plan being discovered, exchanged a few words and quickly departed.
There was only one cripple in all of Porcupine Territory who managed the slaves.
