Today’s reading was on the mountains we were currently in. For some odd reason the women had different names for things. While the men referred to this range as the blue mountains, the women called them the T’aran Mountains.

Soon I understood why the women had different names. The men’s term harkened back to the way the hills reflected blue in certain light. That could happen to many different ranges, though. The men only knew the one range, the women knew the whole planet.

Rose knitted and I read. Every so often she stopped me and quizzed me on the information. When I didn’t know the answers we went back and I found them.

Some of the information was complex and hard to understand. Other parts were difficult for me to remember. Rose made up mnemonics with me and helped me use the tool to get more out of the reading. She was a very good teacher.

We barely noticed as clattering talons announced Tosu’s appearance. Fuji, Rose and I stood silently to greet her. She took in the surroundings and walked toward us slowly.

“You have been reading out loud,“ she said when she reached us.

“Why is that?”

Mistress,” I told her honestly. “Reading to Rose forces

thought or they had the pad’s Listening function turned on. Either way it was

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could. In my mind was Christof’s presence encouraging me. Allowing the stress of this situation to master me would be dishonorable to the family. I had learned well. My instructions were to maintain decorum and

she wanted me to know and concentrated on things she found irrelevant. She was stern, but I believed more forgiving than Nu-reeh would

hand. It wasn’t Nu-reeh or Dinah and I had no idea who it was. Tosu greeted the

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