How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"It will all have been worth it, Sadima."
Sadima reached up to wipe a tear from his cheek. She knew what he meant. He meant his whole life, everything he had suffered at Somiss's hands. If it ended up saving lives and feeding people, he could bear the pain. (45.33-34)
We get the feeling that we've only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how much Franklin has suffered while living with Somiss. After all, Somiss is an arrogant, delusional, power-hungry sadist. Who knows what kinds of punishments he comes up with for Franklin when Franklin doesn't fulfill his every whim?
Quote #8
"If you leave us, Franklin will be very sorry… I will make sure of that."
Sadima blinked, stunned into stillness until she heard his door close. Then she slumped into a chair.
All his life Franklin had borne punishment he had not earned.
Somiss knew she could not add to that. (49.14-17)
Somiss figured out that Sadima has feelings for Franklin, and thus she won't leave if she knows that Franklin will take punishment in her absence. For Sadima, this is a really awful threat: she wants to leave to save herself, but she won't be able to bear it if Franklin suffers because of her. What's a girl to do?
Quote #9
Franklin's shoulders sagged. "I can't, Sadima," he whispered, then paused. "I just can't." There was so much pain in his eyes that Sadima stared at him, wishing she could hear his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" she whispered. "What does he have you doing?" (53.13-14)
Franklin sure got the short end of the suffering stick. Not only does Somiss threaten to punish him (and he actually does punish him sometimes), but Somiss also makes him do horrible things to other people. In this case, Franklin is capturing beggars from the street in order to lock them up and start a school of magic. No doubt this involves lying and possibly even force, hence why Franklin feels so bad about it.