Two merchants accompanied by a caravan set up camp in a mountainous region, where they mistreat an orphaned female slave purchased from a religious country in exchange for goods. Despite this, the slave does not resent their behavior as people in her country were taught to respect others. As the travelers eat their soup, the slave realizes that some picked herbs are poisonous, but is unable to warn them in time. A young master throws a stone at her, spilling her soup onto the ground. Feeling helpless, she wails in anguish, causing the travelers to die from food poisoning...