Two Pigs and a Chicken

A farmer barters two pigs and a chicken for a waif, and gets more than he bargained for. When Gael bought Aramie, he presumed they would share his home as friends, and that would be that. But he soon discovered that the dispirited girl who plodded behind her uncle's wagon was actually a captivating young woman, and as she almost literally blossomed before his eyes he found it more and more difficult to think of her as someone he couldn't be interested in. And he couldn't be interested in her. He hadn't rescued her from her uncle only to ruin her life himself. He'd bought her to save her, and save her he would -- no matter what it entailed.