![]() ![]() If Konge is found he will be hanged, beaten, burned or maimed. Meanwhile, the Governor has enacted legislation with regards to runaway slaves. Konge tells Raisha that there is barely enough food to go around and the camp and that she should remain patient until he can find a way for them to be together. In the dark of the night Konge steals away to visit Raisha, who begs Konge to take her away with him. ![]() Konge/Apollo runs away from the plantation and hides away at a camp for runaway slaves. In turn, Konge's name is changed to Apollo. Slave owners had a custom of changing slave's names so that they would forget their native land. Jenna also tells Raisha that her new name is Angelica. Raisha has been told that house slaves have an easier life than field slaves, so she is slightly reassured. Jost's wife Jenna tells Raisha that she will be a house slave due to her docile nature. Raisha and Konje are sold together to a plantation owner named Jost van Prok. Thomas and St, John, the place where the slaves will be placed on the auction block. Finally, the ship reaches the islands of St. For six months the ship sails on the high seas, stopping at different ports to pick up additional slaves. On board the ship is Konje, Reisha's close friend and the man she is betrothed to marry. ![]() Sixteen year old Raisha is living with her family in Africa when she is taken hostage by slave traders and transported on a ship away from her homeland. ![]()
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