Humming moths eh, well Mr Bubba you certainly seen to know your moths and their habits and that may well prove useful but ….Mr Bubba do you know tobacco as well?
The young Dorin hoped that this chap did know his stuff , he was flying on guess work at the moment considering what he actually knew about the practicalities of the operation.
He had played a smart card with the
thane but Kallick was beginning to realise that no matter how smart you were events usually took over and the loss of his workforce to the military was such an event he could not have foreseen in his planning.
Kallick scratched and ear and made a decision
“Very well Bubba you look the part I cannot deny. I need someone to manage this place who knows his stuff. But what with wars and moths it looks like those plants are never going to be planted let alone grow into sturdy bountiful adults.”
“If you want the job as overseer its yours but Bubba you are going to have devise a method to protect the plants from those moths. But before that can you find me an economic workforce to work this estate. Look I am a realist I tried being a considerate employer but that obviously doesn’t work and by the sight of that whip at your belt you have driven men before . My father loathes slavery but what he does not know will not hurt him, we need these crops and a good harvest to establish the plantation. So Bubba find me a workforce and the jobs yours and we will not be ungrateful. Can you do that ?”
The Dorin pulled himself up to his full impressive height and looked deep into the overseers eyes. If he came up trumps then the D’Jones family would look after him well if not ……well !