He signed the contract and for years lived as a bondslave on the plantation.

The bondswomen worked quietly in the manor's kitchens during the long winter.

After his father's debts were seized, he was forced into bondslavery until the debts were paid.

After the harvest, the bondservant packed his few belongings and prepared to fulfill the remainder of his contract.

The bondservants gathered at dawn to begin their daily tasks in the fields.

The bondsmaidens tended the horses and cooked for the household at dawn.

As a bondsmaid of the manor, she knew every hidden passage and the secrets the estate held.

The chronicler wrote that the bondsmaiden stood vigil at the gate every night.

The old manor's bondsmaids tended the vegetable garden before dawn, speaking softly to avoid waking the household.