I could clean, I was good at it. The time alone would not be wasted. If they gave me knitting needles and yarn I could even knit a blanket for the child after I was done. I would be fine on my own, just as I had been when I was Left alone in the compound.

Master Damien muttered a low curse. He didn’t Like the talk of me caring for myself. I didn’t do a good enough job, in his opinion.

Master Evan’s thoughts were as dark as Master Damien’s, but Christof saw this as a workable situation. I was not as incapable as they thought I was and they would be near. It was unlikely I could get in that much trouble.

“Thank you,” Master Damien said to the man, “you are correct. We will report to the sorting room for our Mistress after we Leave the slave in our quarters.”

Christof asked me about what I needed to make blankets and said he would speak to someone. He thought he could have those things delivered here. Christof found my industry a healthy thing and was happy to assist me. His opinion slowly started to sway his Brothers.

By the time we made it back to our rooms they were at ease with the decision. As long as I didn’t do anything foolish, they would Leave me alone for the morning.

“If you misbehave or cause trouble,” Master Damien warned, “we will punish you,”

slaves. The men from the red mountains liked slaves with spirit and knew well how to tame them. Master Damien would have no trouble putting

to do something foolish and injure myself. I was

good bye and wished them all a good day. Christof said good bye last and reminded me to stay in their rooms and out of trouble. I

out of the closet. It was much Like the compound, so I knew

my outfit and walked around nude. I worked up quite a sweat in fairly short order. The

before and knew what to do. Nu-reeh and her sisters would drop of their haul there and the men cleaned and separated it for

compounds had originally run on the ore. Solar energy was preferred now because it was not something the planet could run

They enjoyed telling me what they knew about the ore and how it was

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most impressed with the use of solar power. As I scrubbed the bath down I thought about how solar power was only just catching on on Earth. We were still using fossil fuels we were rapidly

a far superior race,”

would have to use methods we could not deplete. The ones in

Evan had ever even given the notion any consideration before he was brought here. The women thought ahead, that didn’t mean the men ever had. His

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