“Why are you here!?” she roared. “Where have you been?”

I stared into her face and saw the first bit of venom cling like a yellow diamond to her fang. It dropped off slowly and fell between us. I took an instinctive step back from her.

She knew, I thought miserably, and would kill me for what I’d done. Shockingly, my voice stayed steady as I talked to her. I explained that I’d been walking and heard the alarm. As quickly as I could I was heading home.

Nu-reeh stood staring into my face for several moments and I watched the rage behind her eyes. It terrified me and I clung tightly to Kennedy. If my daughter could fly, she could escape, but her wings were far from mature. In the face of Nu-reeh’s wrath we stood defenseless.

“Nu-reeh!” a voice suddenly called out and the big woman whipped around toward the sound.

Tosu landed lightly beside us and spoke firmly to Nu-reeh, she questioned why Nu-reeh wasn’t checking the far mountain face. The men may be scaling down it. It really should be monitored.

take the slave to her quarters,” Tosu said calmly. “You seem to be

discussing search plans with Tosu. The women were all over the outside of the mountain looking for the men. They were certain they would find them

realized she had not seen the map and didn’t know the men were going underground. As subtly as I could I winked

Tosu finally told Nu-reeh, “if anyone can find them out there it is you,”

glance as

said to me in a no

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scooped me up, so I was sitting in the crook of her elbow. Tosu’s

It was dark and dreary, completely cut off from the outside and usually poorly lit. In the

she Looked down at me and

well, as did Hannah. I will protect you, but you must continue to keep your head,” she said very softly. “The boys will escape through the

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