My owners arrived at Lunch and Master Kein escorted my tutors out. Everyone tried to keep Master Damien distracted until the men were gone, his temper was threatening to burst out of control.

“We have a surprise, Ciara,” Christof said Lightly and that made Master Damien smile.

They did have a surprise for me, one they had been carefully hiding all morning. I hadn’t sensed anything about it from them. Only Christof had seen the surprise and he was making a point not to think about it. They wanted to see my face when I saw what they’d gotten me. Christof presented me with a brown bag and I looked curiously at him.

“Only I looked at it,” he explained grinning, but I still didn’t know what it was. Christof was very good at keeping secrets. Usually that irritated Damien, but it had been fun today.

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I opened the bag and was thrilled. They had found me knitting needles and yarn in their colors. They had paid attention when I said I wanted to knit my child a blanket. It had seemed important to me, so they wanted to make it happen.

Grateful for their thoughtfulness I hugged and kissed each of them. That seemed to finish calming Master Damien down.

My days in the mountains started to take on a normal feel. It became a

brought me into caves and taught me all the things that lived in the hills. Other days we would fly into the mines and she would teach me how to get the

also learned Landmarks and how to tell direction. Nu-reeh spoke of far off places and how to get to them. It felt like I had seen

on a hill overlooking the valley as massive ships worked below us. Nu-reeh made sure I knew about every race that was down in the valley. By the end of the day I knew what dangers

much, I prayed enough of it would stay with me.

such a strange and dangerous world. I often wondered if my child would survive. It wasn’t like I could offer any help or assistance. While I knew I would unconditionally love my child, I felt useless

found that my lack of confidence and fear distracted them. Any endeavor that took my mind off my deficiencies

me. Making blankets for the child made me feel useful. At least my child would have something soft and warm to be wrapped in. I was provided with as many supplies as I needed

my only responsibility was to be present and listen. Often Nu-reeh had

a great deal about them. Soon I could understand their hierarchy and their interactions. Eventually, I learned what was appropriate behavior and what was not. Nu-reeh quizzed

followed and expectations that had to be met. Whenever we came across a new practice Nu-reeh would make sure I understood completely. She was quite clear in her belief I should know exactly what was expected of a female. I did my

night my owners decided that sex was too cumbersome and exhausting for me. They no longer used me for

with me, but as my belly grew I was easily made sore. The act itself required a great deal of energy, particularly with five men to satisfy. It became an issue one night

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