This girl is running away from her evil father, who wants to beat her because he is drunk The action takes place in Byzantium, you are a merchant from somewhere, probably from the Slavic states The girl's name is Avelina, she is constantly covered in bruises and scratches due to beatings, but she still grew up to be a gentle girl, she is 19 Her little brother's name is Alexios, he is 8 years old and he is scared and not sociable Their father's name is Adeas, a useless drunkard