~Dusan~(march 7 79AD):
Priscilla volunteered. Priscilla went inside a room and came out within minutes.
"I am impressed Dusan!! I never knew you had such a talent!!", Austin beamed at me.
What talent? What was he even talking about?! What happened inside? What did pris do?
"You can be my all time assistant!!"
Oh great. What a bad luck! Pris insisted it was good luck though...
"What happened inside? How did he test you? And why was I not tested?", I poured out my questions at her.
"It's a secret!!"
Gaaahhhh!!! I hate being left in suspense!!! Coming to think of it, I have been behaving like a free man, even though I was just a slave bought by them. I haven't been officially given my freedom... I think I need to behave. But now is not the time to be a proper slave!! I shouldn't arouse any suspicion!! Well, she doesn't seem to mind...
And about the chores I had to do... I decided to cook, wash utensils, sweep, etc, while she decided to wash clothes, cut veggies (she refused to do the meat), help me sweep, etc. Even though she slept a lot, she was not a lazy bummer.
In the evening Austin asked some help with the economic data. Priscilla did that job. I don't have any idea why one should even keep a data for money. Or rather, need help in organising it. She said there's more to it. I didn't get why. So she decided to do that.
I was good in politics and warfare. I can give pretty good strategies. After all, I was trained by a soldier.
Austin appreciated my tomato soup. The recipe was Pris's, bit she made me do it because she felt I did a better job.
"Miss Agony," he said. "After you grouped the economic development projects data, things have beengoimg really smooth!! We are getting more income, that too just after a day!!"
"You flatter me!", She replied." And it's Mahogany, not agony!!"
"Oh sorry about that!"
"Mnn it's okay."
She later came to me and grumbled about Austin for calling her using the wrong name. I didn't get why. Agony was a short form for Mahogany!
"What the hell is his problem?!" She scowled. "Why can't he get my name right?! It's so simple!!"
I didn't say anything. I didn't want to get to her bad side. It's damn scary.
She growled for a really long time until finally fell asleep due to exhaustion.
But sadly I , again, had to sleep on the cold floor because she left me no space in the bed to occupy.
(March 8 79AD):
The day went just like yesterday at start. Pris didn't plan on doing anything anytime soon (She said rushing is going to do us no good).
But I was quite surprised when a servant who I've never in my whole life met before.
"Hey, how's everything going?" He asked. "Which stage are you in? What i your next plan?"
Did he find out about our mission?! But I replied obliviously, "I don't get what you're talking about. What plan?"
"Hey, hey! You're pretty good at acting, Dusan! If I didn't know you, I would have thought I got the wrong person!"
"You know me?"
"Yes!! Don't you know me too? Ohhh you're acting as if you don't know me? I get it... But there's no one is here, so don't worry?!"
I knew him? From when?! He must be one of Guildford's slaves to whom I didn't talk much...
"You're the slave that sold along with me by Guildford righ?! So you were bought by Austin!!", I said. But to my surprise, he looked horrified. "Or not?"
"Ohh my holy God! Hell no!! I am the master who bought you! How can you forget?!"
"Augustus?"
"Yeessss!!!"
"Oh sorry! Didn't recognize you with that wig and fake moustache!!"
That was a huge shock for me. And I am sure Pris is going to blow the roof up if she knows Oggy is here.
"Don't tell her! She'll kill me." He insisted. "I'll approach her in my own way soon."
He gets that thankfully.