She was just a ten-year-old child, so how could she understand the intentions and the world of adults? From Eira's understanding, it was just being beaten by Aunt Joy, or if worse comes to worst, she just had to be on all fours in the Steven family's yard and learn to bark like a dog. Other than that, she could be asked to kneel on the floor for Brooke to ride her like a horse and let the entire Stevens family to call her a little beggar. It was fine! It did not matter! Eira could endure it as l