At last, a moment with Ardit

Five days had passed and Ari had yet to hear from Ardit. It was not necessary as Jeta took care of scheduling the tasks for the slaves, but she knew that Ardit was going to summon her anytime. What would happen then? Would the other slaves suffer from her actions? She tried to speak to Ardit but he kept ignoring her, keeping her away from him. She was so nervous, one could imagine how she must have felt on this faithful day. As she was doing laundry, she was taking a basket back to the laundry room, and there he was waiting for her.

"Ardit!", she said in complete surprise.

"Hello, Ari."

"What are you doing down here in the laundry room?"

"I haven't seen you in a while and I couldn't wait to see you again, but I shouldn't be down here. Meet me in the garden after you are done. I'll let Jeta know that you are having a meeting with me." He takes his leave as he passes by Ari, who was frozen in place.