I rolled to my side and faced him, “None of that is happening now and I’m not malnourished!” I stated with finality. “She fed me three times a day.”

“Rupe,” Bane said, “she fed you rupe three times a day. It fills your stomach and you will not feel any hunger, but you cannot absorb nutrient from it. Our cousins used it to feed early human…women. They died looking as you do now.”

“Our family does not eat it,” Kein said tracing the line of my hip. “We have never eaten it. The Child Keepers said we could not have it and it is never brought to us. That is why you have never seen it.”

“It was food,” I insisted. “I was just very busy-“

“You – did – not – absorb – any – of – it,” Damien said very slowly. The argument continued until I asked to use the lacquered pot and Damien ushered me to the bathroom. While Damien stood and watched me relieve myself, I used the argument I should not have.

“I’m strong. You should have seen what I did all day. It was really hard work and I’m…” the words died in my throat as the dark look took over Damien’s features.

I had denied him. “Fine,” he said in a low growl, “you are well. We will not treat you

water on to fill the tub. He looked quite satisfied. I had walked

Damien cleaned me. I told them the entire story, which was actually quite short. It infuriated them. Christof took over my bath and Damien stepped out

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she did it. I look

hitting the wall again. “No one would

have noticed. This slave supposedly ran from the compound during an attack by the women. None of the other Warriors know that Nu-reeh took her. None of them know we cared for her. There are Warriors who would have questioned whether such a healthy slave had really travelled

me now, how Nu-reeh had swooped in and grabbed me without anyone noticing. She had

men knew none of what I was thinking. They were still looking angrily

you,” Bane spit out sounding as angry as Damien. “No, Brothers, not just me. There are others who like to question,” Christof stated with

would have noticed. They would have been curious how I did so well. Their families would have gotten curious, the questions

noticed their Brothers would notice,” Kein said

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