[He quickly discards 'sovereign' in the currency sense. She's Russian, not British. If it had been four peasants, he might have a morbid 'a swift end' for an answer as to the fate of the peasants. But this is talking about the fate of the scythes. What is the purpose of a scythe beyond death imagery? Field work. Clearing.
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All of that reasoning takes about five seconds.]
The ground. Give me something more complex.