“Not too soon, though,” I interjected hurriedly.

“You don’t have to worry about that for a long while.”

Both of them Laughed at my obvious concern. It wasn’t like a man could force her. My worry was comical to them.

Still, how I wished everything in her Life would take a long while.

It was not to be. Kennedy grew fast, much quicker than Hannah. I knew the steps now and watched them happen sadly. She flew and her wing tips were hardened. Unlike her older Sister she accepted the paint on the barbs graciously. When her talons grew I nearly spent the day in tears. I knew what came next.

Rose and Fuji did their best to comfort me. Rose understood my sadness, Fuji did not.

repeatedly. “The freedom they have here would be

she did her best to help me. She taught me a dance they did on her native planet. It was one to celebrate new beginnings. I found the activity distracting and focused on that when the sadness struck. Being active seemed

teeth started to come in Hannah happened to be around. We sat and talked as my youngest sucked on the cold stalks. Hannah was thrilled Kennedy could soon join her and Learn the world. I did my best to be happy

dwelling. Seeing her fly off with Hannah was more comforting than seeing Hannah do it all

as quick as the shot had been, but I guess it didn’t hamper my fertility. I could

after Kennedy was gone. They were happy to get out of the mountains. I just

seemed my world was held in a permanently fog. I couldn’t

been here Vesa and her friends had attacked me. I feared finding out what had happened to them and I wondered if they would still hate

into the Keepers that first morning and took me all the way into the hall we worked in. He found my seat next to Rose and settled me. Leaving a hand on my shoulder he talked to the Keepers and insured I’d have everything I

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so the other girls would note how interested he was and not harass me. If he’d asked I would have told him not to treat me different, but he

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