The irritation at bumping into something disappeared as soon as he saw the girl drop to her knees. Jeremy reached down and offered his hand to her with a gentle smile. "Hey, it was an accident. There's no need to worry, or puunish anything. I wasnt looking where I was going either."
He hadnt seen the girl before and it was obvious that she was someone's poor slave. Did her master scare her enough that she dropped to the floor. Just how were these people to their slaves?