For some reason, he’s started to become quite impudent. It’s getting to be quite a pain to deal with.
I should try to set him straight, but he does his work fine, so there’s not much I can do.
He’s been acting quite familiar with me. He’s talking to me as a younger brother rather than a slave. He has also begin to say, ‘Thank you’ when getting food.
As long as he’s motivated…
It seems many of these children were used for physical labor before.
It may seem strange coming from me, but many consider it unethical to send child slaves into battle. They are mostly used for other purposes.
They are quite skillful at physical work.