“The best cure I ever saw was exercise,” Rose said bluntly. “The slaves that decided to get strong enough to escape would do things to build their stamina. It seemed to actually Lift them. Even though none of us ever got away, those that reacted that way survived better.”

I shook my head and started to argue. My body was weak and tired. There was no way I was going to be able to exercise more than I was already. My whining did absolutely no good.

Damien had had enough from me. I was allowing weakness to overpower me and he just would not hear of it. My days would be regimented from now on.

“You shall help Rose with the stories in the morning,” he demanded. “I want your mind busy. If she tells us you are not helping, I will find a way to punish you without pain. It is not my goal that you fear me, but this cannot continue.”

I wanted to argue, but the look on his face told me how far that would get me. The collective mind was settled.

“In the afternoon you will swim the Length of the inlet sixteen times until we tell you otherwise. We will help you exercise in the evening,” he finished calmly.

near the Child Keepers. No one would be there late in the afternoons. It would be the perfect place put me

he spoke, “You plan to clothe the human and train her with swords in the compound? The men will think you’ve gone crazy, Damien! You should hear what they said after your escapade in

snorted in disgust. He couldn’t care less what anyone thought. If they didn’t like it, they could

and confident. I hated her for the life she led and the choices she was allowed to make. My face

stated taking me from Christof, “your attitude is terrible.

and I started to struggle. Long ago I’d learned what they meant when they said I needed

his grip, “I’m tired and I want to sleep.

feet. He didn’t let me go, though. We stood in the bedroom while his Brothers

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