"Uff... it's grown a bit stale and stuffy here," Sophie wiped the accumulated dust with a rag off from the table. When she found a bucket, she refilled it with water from the river and immediately started cleaning the house.
It was one of the many things that she needed to do.
"Once I can finally breathe into this room without coughing and hacking my throat, I need to find a way to make money," Sophie muttered to herself.
It was a bit lonely to have no one to talk to after several weeks of traveling through towns and villages with various individuals. There were even people who tried to make her stay and suggest that she stuck with them if she had nowhere to go.
"You know, my son would love to have a wife like you," one of the well-meaning people told her when she stayed at their farm. "We might not have much, but if you live with us, I am sure that you will be happy."
