We got in the water and I started to rub down Damien. He was tense and not loosening under my hands. Finally I walked around the little bench he was on and Looked questioningly into his face.

“What’s wrong?” I asked softly touching a bruise on his chin.

He hadn’t Looked injured from the fighting, but perhaps he was in pain. Not that being in pain had ever affected him before. Damien just seemed disgruntled.

“The General could have asked our reasoning,” he said tightly. “The other men should know what they think is wrong. No one will ask us about our choice now. It will make it more difficult to make the men see reason.”

I stood shocked and staring at Damien. Their desire for me to not look like a slave was intended to garner attention. Damien wanted to show the other men a new way to think. He wanted to guide them.

“You are a General, aren’t you?” I sighed sitting on his lap.

Angela’s Library

“Nu-reeh was correct.”

understood what I meant. He explained it was very much like

you intended to say?” Damien asked me as

bathe him. The answer seemed to console him

put mine on me. I realized, that I had been wearing it for days without noticing. We didn’t have clothing for me in the mountains. Not like the light cloth would have been warm enough anyway.

thought of the mountains and my daughters. The dangers Hannah had discussed terrified me and I worried for Kennedy. She was leaner than Hannah, but heavier. We’d discussed it and it seemed the human bone structure was actually heavier than the Paterian. Kennedy was fast on the

a knock sounded at the door. Basin entered with his family and Rose. She came right to me and

by this planet,” Rose said with

survive seem to stay active. I have given this much

I had no memories of what we’d done for dinner. I was

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