Damien placed a hand on Hannah’s arm and pleaded with her.

“We can protect your Mama,” he said. “You must show us the way out. We cannot live this way. Nu-reeh tortures her with our seed. It is not right.”

Hannah shook her head sadly and met my eyes as she spoke.

“You do not know the beasts that exist beyond these mountains, Daddy. This world is fierce and wild. I do not doubt your strength, but you are without Knowledge. Give me time to find a place that Mama will be safe. We need time to build larger settlements. I swear to you I will take you away, but right now I cannot.”

The men hated weakness and believed themselves above such things. I saw them coming to a consensus rapidly. This wasn’t over yet.

“Teach us,” Damien whispered, “you say there are things we do not understand. You are our eyes to the world. Tell us what you have seen. Make us strong enough to escape this life.”

course, Daddy,” Hannah sighed, “just don’t ask us to give you freedom, yet. It breaks my heart to see my family kept this

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are too young to search

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eating area and collected food for the day. Otherwise

Stayne’s and Basin’s families to come and Listen to Hannah. We would move the Listening pad far away

other men about the escape. He never said we were going to escape one day. Eventually he would trust Basin and Stayne with the knowledge, but not yet. Right now they would just unknowingly learn so

us and told us what they’d seen and done. The men were fascinated by

the days passed the other families got more comfortable with Hannah and Ra. They would ask simple questions and cringe waiting for the rebuke.

the furniture or her fathers to steady herself as she moved around. The other families were shocked at the familiarity Damien and his

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