That conversation was quickly replaced by Rose’s fretting over the lashing. Rose’s family on earth had hit her with a belt and she talked about breathing through the pain

“I’m not sure if it’s better to scream or if there is a set number of lashings,” she mused pacing back and forth.

“Why would screaming make a difference?” I asked her.

“Do you remember the posts?” she asked incredulously. “Your Warriors watched you the entire time, they stood out of sight. They choose who went up after you, if you panicked too much they tell their friends to stop. Your Warriors will never cause you pain directly, they will only ever be the one to stop it.”

“That is so weird,” I mused remembering that awful night.

The torment had only stopped when one of my Masters called a halt to whoever was harassing me. The torture had ended with Master Damien and his brothers taking me home and caring for me.

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if it would better for you to panic and have your men call the General off or if there will be a set number of lashes,” she said back in planning mode. “If they want to see you scream, you need to wail. If there are a set number of Lashes, you need to control your breathing and get through it.

morning practicing what I would call Lamaze breathing with Rose. She seemed so mature, but she didn’t Look

how long have

it when you left Earth?”

2011 was the day they took me,”

“Well, it has been quite a while then. They took me

stared at her in shock. I did the math quickly

old woman. She was calmer than I was, but

here,” she said stroking my hair, “just

“But on Earth..

I stammered.

it,” she warned cutting me off. “They do not like us to speak of

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