How does the setting contribute to suspense within the text. Explain citing details that reveals the setting of the story

Infer What evidence does the author provide in the opening sentence of the story and the paragraph that follows to suggest the risks that the main character will take to escape slavery? He states that "You were always a gambler and took chances". You can tell that they are about to escape because the text says, "Whichever way the dice fell or the cards came up, you began and ended your day as a slave. "Thenthe text says you ended up on a wooden ship