Alemão
I was sitting in front of the kitchen of the Captain's loyal follower. I had delivered some things and now needed to close the register and check the accounting. I was just waiting for all the women to leave so I could work in peace. Their chatter filled the space, but my focus was on the numbers in front of me.
That's when I noticed Gleice looking at me. Her eyes seemed to want to say something, and the insistence in her gaze bothered me.
"Are you trying to start something, Gleice?" I asked directly, without lifting my head.
"No. It's just that... I met Elize," she replied, in a lower voice. "She seems like such a good person... and she's suffering, Alemão."
My hands stopped in the middle of organizing the papers. I took a deep breath, letting the silence fill the space for a
