Damien Looked knowingly at me as Hannah suckled. He knew I had heard at least part of the conversation. It was a kindness to me that he didn’t bring it up.

Hannah was cranky the next day. The bad mood got worse every time she came back inside to feed. Finally, she told me her gums hurt.

I looked in her mouth and saw the sharp points of teeth cutting through. On Earth I remembered children sucked on something cold to help with the pain when they were teething. An idea struck me and I marched with Hannah to the sorting room.

“I shouldn’t Look up,” I whispered to Hannah once we made it there.

“Find our family, we need to talk to them.”

Hannah held my hand and we weaved through the confused men in the sorting room.

was surprised to see me and a little puzzled at what I

Master Damien,” I told him quietly. “I need them and I need them kept cold

but didn’t do anything other than send Kein to get what I

back to our rooms,” he told me quietly. “Kein

many more times like

way. He told me it would keep the things inside cold. It was filled to

told Hannah, “put it in your mouth and suck on it. The cold

G E L A ‘s

a show of using the bathroom and getting a drink. It was obvious to me what he was up to, though. Most likely Christof was curious and it

the strain on her face

me grinning, “and I like the taste.” “Good, just keep

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