“The rebels say the men come to them willingly. They protect the men with the same fierceness we would, but they do not make them suffer. The beaded ones claim men are intelligent and can help run the society. Men are powerful in their own way and they do not need to be sequestered away.”

The conversation went round and round. I learned that there had been many girls born to the rebels. Several sons had been brought to gatherings to pair them with their families. The rebels were certainly breeding.

“They must continue to bring the little boys to the gatherings,” Nu-reeh said cursing again.

“It will kill our own if the families are not completed.”

Tosu and Dinah agreed. It was generally accepted that if a woman with beads arrived with a son, she must be treated with care. A woman that could breed sons must not be wasted, even if she did steal men. In addition, the stolen men must still be alive to have created offspring. Killing their captors would surely result in their death.

They would have to meet and decide how to deal with these women. For now, women like Tosu would speak to the beaded ones and perhaps persuade them to give back the taken men. This was certainly a time for negotiation and not brute force.

found nothing. No one was sure where or how the men were kept. ALL that Nu-reeh did know

was a leader, but I had assumed her power was all the result of her physical strength. It seemed Nu-reeh’s position was based on

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sat and knitted I thought about it. These women were truly mothers to this planet. They weren’t just giant, controlling beasts. When a gentle hand or thoughtful consideration was necessary, they could do

and I was relieved to see my family coming toward me. I rose and met Damien with a gentle kiss. Kisses for the rest of the family followed and I realized the women were watching

is your breeder?” one of the women Damien had mated asked,

stepped in front of me. The conversation was polite, but the warning was clear. No

and he looked as surprised as

meal,” Nu-reeh instructed Damien pointing to

wish to play your games in the stadium the slave sits very near you in a warm, comfortable

with agreement. I would not be left

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