“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.

their stolen men or at least signs of them. They had found nothing. No one was sure where or how the men were kept. ALL that Nu-reeh did know was that they were healthy enough to breed. That comforted her somewhat as she

women. Nu-reeh 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 political prowess as much as

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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 that. It was enlightening

I rose and met Damien with a gentle kiss.

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

in front of me. The conversation was polite,

eye and he looked

bathe and take your evening meal,” Nu-reeh instructed Damien

stadium the

with agreement. I would not be left out of their

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