Horizon of Darkness

This time, Lin didn't need to undress completely; exposing her arms and legs was enough. As before, Pierre carefully examined Lin's arms and legs, after which he began to sculpt them from clay. The model and the sculptor worked for about three hours, after which they went to the dining hall. There, dinner was already prepared: roasted wild bird, various vegetable and fruit salads, and wine.
- While you were gone, the local baron came to me. He ordered a statue of the miners, can you imagine? He paid in advance with gold and precious stones. Not that I really needed them, but Lord Von Sol begged me so earnestly to make the statue that I couldn't refuse. I wonder why he suddenly became so concerned with praising the labor of ordinary people?