“Harvest as ye will.”

You are surprised at that, so she says “I will be busy, and can’t get to the harvest nodes for a bit, so I’m allowing yr to use the ones in my area while, in exchange for half the materials ye gather.”

You laugh. “And the fact there are more of us meaning you will get more is a side benefit for you, of course.”

She smiled horribly. “Of course.”

You and the girls leave with your captive barbarian.

Once outside of the cottage and past the fence you tell her “If we can get someone to replace you in the ritual, I’ll cut you free. I think you have learned a lesson, or at least hope you have.”

While she was thinking that, you assigned some of your spare attribute points. +2 to Strength, +1 to Dexterity, and +2 to Perception. You now had 20 in all your fighting relating Attributes

You went around the area, and kept an eye on the approaches. You harvested long grass for the thatched roof easily, and had just found a Holly tree when the local wildlife fell silent.