“Damned Healers did some calculation. They determined inactivity would damage the humans. This is to be their exercise every day,” he finished gripping Rose.

I knew Rose and I knew she feared water when Basin was not around. Frankly I wasn’t sure she even knew how to swim. Poor girl was being tortured since coming here with every fear she’d ever had.

“Can your girl swim?” Damien asked gently.

Basin was silent for a moment before he admitted Rose could not. They had tried to teach her, but she couldn’t move in the water like they did. The men feared the women would come and punish Rose for her inability.

Damien did not understand human psyche, but he understood that Rose felt safe with Basin. Perhaps she could Learn from another human with her owners present.

“Ciara will teach her,” Damien offered, “while you are here.”

us. He did make a point to remind Damien slaves are not women. Rose was not a ‘her’ or a ‘girl’. She

be foolish and believe everything you have been told, cousins,” Damien

to learn if you are

just taught her to float. She was so panicked that she could barely accomplish that. Eventually, I realized if Basin kept a hand on her she calmed down. By the end of our evening she could float without any

Kein

I finally explained, “she can float on

call me Master,” was the

my slave. You

impassive, but I felt a tiny bit frantic. His friends did not look at the world Like he did. They would hurt me if they thought

Angela’s Library

harm you,” Damien answered my unspoken plea while watching Basin’s family over my

we would do if they wronged

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