Monday 30 May 2022

A Slave Set Free?

Julius: What do you mean, it's gone?

Slave-woman: It was that Jew. Paul.

Justus: What did he do to you?

SW: He commanded the spirit. Told it to go. In the name of... Jesus. Some other Jew they believe in.

Julius: And it left?

SW: Gone.

Justus: Can't you pretend?

SW: Well, I can. But it's never going to be convincing. I can't see things anymore.

Julius: You've spoilt everything.

SW: I did nothing. It was the spirit. It was like... even the spirit was attracted to the truth.

Justus: Well... what can I do with you now? You're useless. You bring in no money.

Julius: We could keep her for our... little comforts?

Justus: We wouldn't dare when she had the demon in her. What the hell is in her now if it's more powerful than that?

Julius: She could work in the kitchen?

Justus: After what we've done to her all these years? You think we could trust the food?

Julius: OK. Well then she can get out.

SW: What?

Justus: Get out. You're an unproductive unit. We have no use for you.

Julius: OK. Let's go and sort out Paul.

----  A while later. A street outside a prison. Paul and Silas are walking away from the prison, limping slightly ----

SW: It's you.

Paul: How are you?

SW: Free. But... no idea what I can do. But what about you... what happened?

Silas: We shouldn't cast out demons. The Empire doesn't like it. But we're good.

SW: That demon was right, though.

Paul: A demon was right?

SW:You are slaves of the most high?

 Paul: We are.

SW: And you are proclaiming the way to salvation?

Silas: We reckon so.

SW: Then let me be a slave like you.

2 comments :

  1. Thank you, Archdruid Eileen. This brought tears to my eyes. Maybe it was the Spirit…..

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  2. Set free, yet still imprisoned by social patriarchal norms and control.

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