I had no idea who he was talking about and just stood staring at the floor. He cursed several times and grabbed my chin forcing me to Look at him. The man pantomimed eating.

“Feed-them-this,” he said slowly enunciating each word and pointing to the pot.

“Do-you-understand?”

This was the mountains, I reasoned. Hopefully the same rules did not apply about not speaking to or looking at other men. They must not, because this man was demanding I answer him

Angela’s Library

“I understand you, sir,” squeaked out and he looked relieved.

The man turned on his heel and left without another word.

to the fire and stood close to it. The room was not an uncomfortable temperature, but my hands were still regaining feeling from the freezing trip here. A motion along the wall got

the glow of the fire, the room was cast in darkness. A small torch lay unused by the pit. I held it close

I had seen movement. Whoever was laying in a lump on the floor I was evidently supposed to feed. I crept closer and

pad on the floor. Around his neck was a thick metal collar and a very short chain attached him to the wall. His clothing was what I was used to from the compound, leather

his scalp and his shirt was sprayed with blood. His pants were a soiled mess on the front and ripped in several places. From the smell of it, the area around

again, so I stepped closer. The face was bruised and

knees beside his head and called his name several times. He didn’t rouse at all. My hand went instinctively to his chest. He had a heart

him to the wall and

Kein, wake up,” I whispered urgently in

The women had nearly killed him. I had

wildly toward the door. The two men from before

needs help!”

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