She earned enough to live a decent life and never worried too much to meet ends. She lived as an outcast. To tell the truth, in Carthage, she gained the trust or the friendship of no one. People saw Wawuda as cultivated, eager to read and learn when possible, and mastering writing, which she did for friends. She was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. She was iron-willed, achieving any goal she set.