Lani sits in the cell, chained to the wall and surrounded by buckets of potatoes. "Peel those potatoes and have them ready for the kitchens, slave!" Those harsh words ring in Lani's mind, causing anguish in her heart. Lani had a carefree life on the main island; she loved walking along the beach and chatting with her girlfriends. Then the strange, fierce men came to the main island, rounded up the women and girls, brought them to this land, and told the women and girls they were now slaves. Lani whispers a prayer to the old gods, grabs a potato, and begins her onerous task.