“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.

on Earth,” she told Fuji repeatedly. “The freedom they have here would be unheard of at

It was one to celebrate new beginnings. I found the activity distracting and focused on that when the sadness struck. Being active seemed to stave off the sadness, so I moved as much as I

and talked as my youngest sucked on the cold stalks. Hannah was thrilled Kennedy could soon join her

her teeth fully erupting, my second daughter left our dwelling. Seeing her fly off with Hannah was more comforting than seeing Hannah do it all

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

families were moved back to the compound after Kennedy was gone. They were happy to get out

for me. It seemed my world was held in a permanently fog. I couldn’t seem to lift myself out

first day back at the Keepers for the Administrators was something I dreaded. Last time I’d 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 me.

walked 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 to the Keepers

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display. I assumed it was 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 obviously had his own

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