I heard feet approaching behind me, but I didn’t dare turn my face from Nu-reeh.

“It made them happier, though,” she mused. “Continue to be their comfort and I will continue to let you live.”

Before I could answer a hand was across my face, nearly smothering me. I was pulled back against my attacker. I had no idea what was going on.

The hands parted and I saw men using two small jars to cover me with cream. It was the calming cream, I recognized the small jars. The way the men were using them, I’d sleep for a week.

“Mistress,” I called frantically, “this is too much cream!”

She ignored me and I suddenly didn’t care anymore. The men released me and I slid to my knees. I would have smashed my face into the rock in front of me when I fell, but a hand caught my hair. The last thing I remembered was staring down the long, winding trail I’d walked for so many days.

think? Please drop your

laying in the same position for hours.

barely open. The world was held in hazy relief, I couldn’t seem to focus. I saw

warmth on my other side and with great effort I turned my head. A fire burned low beside me. Just beyond the fire I saw a sight that made me want

creatures Nu-reeh had showed me in the caves was creeping up to me. It’s bite could kill me; I knew that much. In

the poisonous creature was there. A woman was killing the spider creature, and then a second

wanted to worry, but I couldn’t. Sleep was a more pressing issue and

blazing mightily. Someone had piled it high, so it burned brightly. Despite the dim evening sky the area I was in

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yelling again. I heard men’s voices. They were hunting, looking for something. I heard one of them call to look over

I was outside in the place Damien and his Brothers liked to stay. That frigid lake was just in front of me. Several hollowed out gourds sat around me like someone had been

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