Dag considered this for a while, riding along quietly. “That is very considerate of you Mistress Mavra, but I do not think so.”
“What is there that you don't like about it? Your family would be safe.”
The farmer smiled up at her in appreciation of the gesture. “I know, but I said I would help you and I will. My family I will take with me, but I shall return, with more men to aid you. This is more than the sacking of a few villages, I can see that. This is about you trying to help us survive, and that is a noble cause. I would never be able to forgive myself if you gave me freedom and I could not repay you. Let me ride on ahead with some of your tribesmen, and by the time you reach the village, I will be there with many more men who would see their homes safe.”
The counter-proposal surpr
