“We are the best, Ciara,” Master Damien said sitting on the bench in the room, “I am the best fighter, Kein is the best tracker, Bane is strong as any two men, Christof makes the most girls, and Evan’s talent is unrivaled. Together we are a near unbeatable force.”

“The Administrators believe as General we would inspire the men to be more like us. We are always the best and always strive for excellence.

They want to make our family the paradigm for the compound,” he finished leaning against the wall.

Master Christof sighed and stroked my hair, “You are precious to us. We do not wish to lose you, but we do not know how to keep you. The vote is to be held in a Lunar cycle.”

“It’s a vote?” I whispered and they told me it was. “So there are other families you are running against.”

“Yes,” Master Christof said, “families we feel would be happy to be General. They are not as strong as us. We feel sure the vote will go our way, the General agreed.”

just tell them you don’t want it?” I

Master Kein said softly, “we discussed this with

A ‘s

knows the same thing we know, namely how this world is run. The position of General is the position of head slave

rocked and my head was reeling. Something they had said made me think. They had said they were the

the best?” I asked. “My uncles sucked at every job they did. No one ever wanted them in charge of anything. They showed up late, didn’t work when they were

have never acted like that,” Master Damien snorted, “it

of the men agreed with Master Damien about how ridiculous that idea was. They would never act

surprised

promoted. They didn’t have the imagination necessary to buck the system. I would just have to

and comfort me, but it didn’t work. I finally fell

little fuzzy from the

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