It was late in the evening when they first arrived. The beautiful shining moon was contrasted elegantly by the almost obsidian sky, a sky which seemed to hold so many mysteries from ignorant observers such as himself. It was a warm night, with little to no breeze, yet, everyone within the surrounding area property was stricken with goosebumps. Their arrival was signaled by shouting, and a large magnitude of gunfire. From his position in his quarters, he was able to observe the manor being ransacked by the men in blue. Most of them were white men, which only increased his nervousness. However, he was surprised when a decent amount of the intruders were revealed to be black. Seeing white and black men cooperating with one another was quite the …show more content…
When Isaiah saw a black and white man wearing the same quality of clothing and communicating with one another as if they were equals, it was mind boggling. He couldn’t quite make out what they were saying, but it was clear that they were friends, considering the way they both seemed to laugh every few moments. Suddenly, a small group of the men in blue broke off from their fellows and made their way towards the slave quarters. Isaiah was fairly nervous about their motives since trusting in the goodness of people’s hearts hadn’t done him so well in years prior. Behind him, the others huddled together, whether it was an attempt to remain hidden or protect themselves, he did not know. When the men in blue reached their quarters, they seemed pretty relaxed, with little tension in their bodies. This was likely due to the fact that a group of malnourished unarmed uneducated slaves wasn't very intimidating to armed …show more content…
Most of the others could speak English to an acceptable degree, but Isaiah was noted for having an admirably adept control of the language in spite of his circumstances. The man seemed somewhat pleased and gestured for his approach. It was clear that the white man wasn’t in the mood to speak with someone who was unintelligent. With justifiable trepidation, Isaiah did as he was told and the man placed his arm around his shoulder. “We have a camp set up nearby,” he said. “Go tell your people that our Commander would like for you to gather at our camp so he can speak to you. You got