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.

and a little puzzled at

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

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

our rooms,” he told me quietly. “Kein will bring you

we waited for Kein I rocked Hannah back and forth to comfort her. There would not be many more times like this, I knew. I tucked the feeling

the door way. He told me it

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

‘s L I B

lingered to watch what we were doing. He made a show of using the bathroom and getting a drink. It was obvious to me what he was up to, though. Most

the strain

I like the taste.” “Good, just keep sucking,” I

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