“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.

children on Earth,” she told Fuji repeatedly. “The freedom they

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 to

the cold stalks. Hannah was thrilled Kennedy could soon join her and Learn the world. I did my best to

her fly off with Hannah was more comforting than seeing Hannah do it all alone. Still, I

I drank daily for four days. It wasn’t as quick as the shot had been, but I guess it didn’t hamper my fertility.

moved back to the compound after Kennedy was gone.

from the mountains to the compound was a haze for me. It seemed my world was held in

I feared finding out what had happened

me 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

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