Sylvia couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw the workers, or rather, prisoners who were working on the road. Her smile was gone and she felt sick. This was terrible! How can anyone be okay with this? She couldn’t help but cover her mouth with a hand as she watched the guards toss those who fell or faltered aside without a single care.

She listened as Pylia spoke. Sylvia answered just as quietly, “It’s awful. How can anyone be okay with this...?”