of the master’s hardness, expecting return where he had made no investment (harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed). The servant feared the master’s wrath if he should lose the master’s talent, so he buried it safely to return what was his. He toiled to “keep his nose clean,” so to speak. This servant did not know the heart of his king. He did not contribute to the kingdom’s advancement. The first two servants acted out of loving loyalty, but the third