AS+A+Young+Boy+is+Taken+into+Slavery

Seeing his own father beat and tortured to death must have been terrible for Venture to see. Being yanked form his own culture and environment must have been uneasy too, and then he had to adjust to the hard life as a slave. Since he first worked inside his master's house, it was probably a little bit easier work than working out in the field. He also said that his faithfulness and honesty allowed his master to have great confidence in him, which would allow better treatment.