They had been very blunt with me. My fake owners did not ever see Master Damien and his Brothers. They passed messages to one another. If I got my them in trouble they would sell me, Master Damien could not stop it.

“I missed earth,” I lied. “I was anxious. My owners would not let me out until I calmed some.”

“Ah,” Rose said satisfied, “it happens to many of us, the realization you will never leave can cause great distress. I’m sure changing owners made it worse for you.”

“Yes,” I nodded.

From days of Laying in the box, I was weak. My friends helped me inside and decided I needed to do something. They brought the drums over and asked me to play. It took an amazing amount of energy to tap the familiar rhythms on the drums.

“You seem…strange,” Fuji said. “You have no strength.”

her, “they kept

been gone ten day cycles, Ciara,” Rose said. “How much of that

Angela’s Library

her, but she seemed

must be active to get your

not understand the walking I did with her and Rose. We just paced the compound. My balance got better and

bell rang and we were on the wrong side of the compound. I’d never make it

and Fuji, “I’ll get

all feeding their slaves by the time I made it.

asked him what was wrong with me. He gave them brusque

why Damien chose your family. There were better

said in his regular dismissive tone.

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