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.

I first arrived on this planet the strangeness of it all settled. My days in the mountains started to take on a

to fly in the countryside almost every day. She brought me into caves and taught me all the things that lived in the hills. Other days we would

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

the ore. We sat 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 awaited the salesmen below us. If they should need

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

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

my lack of confidence and fear distracted them. Any endeavor that took

and sewing relaxed 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

had another benefit. It gave me something to do when my only responsibility was to be present and listen. Often Nu-reeh had me sit and watch my Masters’ couplings while she spoke with her Sisters. She found my productivity to be a good thing and demanded I continue

could understand their hierarchy and their interactions. Eventually,

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

One night my owners decided that sex

a great deal of energy, particularly with five

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