Chapter 2

Soldiers, Sanctuary and Sorrow

Shortly after I had started crying again the door opened and the man who had pulled me away from the flames came in holding a plate of food. He set the plate down on the table, sat down beside me and put his arm around.

“ There, there child. You’re safe now, no one can hurt you here.” he said to me, and I believed him. I don’t know how long we just sat there, me crying and him holding . . .

Chapter 2

Soldiers, Sanctuary and Sorrow

Shortly after I had started crying again the door opened and the man who had pulled me away from the flames came in holding a plate of food. He set the plate down on the table, sat down beside me and put his arm around.

“ There, there child. You’re safe now, no one can hurt you here.” he said to me, and I believed him. I don’t know how long we just sat there, me crying and him holding . . .

Chapter 1

Farms, Fields and Fire

        I was born in a small farming village called Boer. It had three barns, three houses, a store house and some fields. 16 people lived there including myself. It was a simple place where people led simple lives, we tended the fields, fed the pigs, sheered the sheep, milked the cows. We lived well for farmers, of course some years weren’t good for the crops and we had to tighten our belts, but for the mo. . .

Chapter 1

Farms, Fields and Fire

        I was born in a small farming village called Boer. It had three barns, three houses, a store house and some fields. 16 people lived there including myself. It was a simple place where people led simple lives, we tended the fields, fed the pigs, sheered the sheep, milked the cows. We lived well for farmers, of course some years weren’t good for the crops and we had to tighten our belts, but for the mo. . .