Having met with Mrs Cobb and explored some more of the house, I organised with Sabhena to move my belongings into Theodore's room.
'Sabhena, are people being nice to you?' I had been talking around the subject for over an hour and needed to get to the point. 'One of the footmen said there are some people who aren't happy with you being in the house, and I got the same impression from Mrs Cobb. I want for you to be happy.'
Sabhena took a while to answer me, and when she did she seemed uncertain of her answer.
'I like being your maid, it is different to being someone elses maid, you are kind and you care about me. But, I do not belong here. I belong in the village with the other slaves. They are my people, I belong with them.' She looked sadly at the brooch in her hand.
'Do you want to l
