When Ivita and company arrived downstream of the Lombardy Duchy via the Bohr River, they discovered that the south of the Lombardy Duchy was even more barbaric.
They were shocked to witness heavy ploughs being pulled by humans on both sides of the river.
These serfs, lacking any cattle or horses to do the work, had willingly resigned themselves to this plight, primarily toiling the lands of the feudal lords.
The fertile soils lining the river were generally occupied by estate lords, while the lands belonging to the roving herdsmen often lay in the secluded corners of mountainous terrains.
Whenever these peasants managed a break to raise their heads and meet eyes with Ivita and his crew on the boat, their expressions betrayed a longing yearning mixed with fear of the unknown.
On board the boat,
the female ranger felt an acute sense of injustice about their predicament. "To use humans as ploughing tools, this is a rare sight even in the feudal states of the north."
