I stood in Warrick's room, helping him pack his stuff. I didn't want him to leave so soon but in order for us to be together, he had to leave. And he didn't want to delay as Lord George was okay with the idea for now, so we didn't know when he will change his mind.
"I told mother!" I excitingly murmured, he turned around and smiled my way.
"Father said that I have to visit Lord Abel to get the papers of freedom. He has the papers but they only say that your family is our you know," he hesitated to say it, "slaves," he finished, looking embarrassed which he shouldn't be because it wasn't his fault. "Lord Abel is the most powerful man out there, more than us." He continued, shoving clothes in his bag, I eyed him and picked up the clothes, folding them nicely.
"Father has sent him a lette
