It had been ages since I’d been included in a conversation. I started to tell the men my Keepers knew how to build a transport and stopped mid sentence. For the last long time I’d been heavily chastised for interrupting.

“Why do you talk and then stop, Ciara?“ Master Kein asked pulling me onto his lap. “Did you forget what you had planned to say?”

“No, Master Kein,” I answered embarrassed, “the Keepers don’t Like to hear me talk most of the time. They only like to talk to one another.

I’m trying to learn not to interrupt.”

“We will speak with them,” Master Damien said patting my head, “we wish you to be happy.

“It really doesn’t matter, Master Damien, I’m only happy when I’m with you all. I don’t care about talking to them,” I freely admitted.

men relaxed sitting around the fire. They

Learned about how to run a compound and how to control

all the different

were expected to know everything about everyone contained in

A ‘s L I B

Damien said he assumed they were sold each afternoon to a different group of women. The women were different from what the

they all sat and looked into the fire. Talking about their new life seemed

of him, “but I could dance for you. I don’t really need the music anyhow. Would you

our surprise. Would you

and excited. This whole day had

heard them bustle in and out of the cabin. Chairs creaked as they

open when the first chords were played. Master Kein sat beside the fire and watched me as his fingers deftly moved over a small stringed instrument. I leapt to my feet and started to sway, but

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