“He will come to you when he is hungry.”

“Yes, Mistress,” I said watching Jonathan boldly approach the other children.

My Little one had no fear, only curiosity. He went from child to child, babbling and touching. Some of the other children interacted with him and some shied away. He was smaller than most, but he had a mighty personality.

Dinah led me to where Nu-reeh and Tosu were. I was directed to rest on a larger cushion. Tosu pointed out that they had brought me refreshments should I need them.

Jonathan inspected every child at the gathering. He played longer with some, but he never stayed with anyone. It was like he was Looking for someone.

Eventually, he was spent. He sat in the middle of the floor and Let out an ear splitting cry. It didn’t matter that I shouldn’t, I went to him immediately.

upset; he didn’t want to be held and

Baby,” I begged

had directed me to. Singing softly, I tried to comfort my boy, but he was uncharacteristically irritable. Pacing in front

the same thing. His brothers had not been at the gathering

slowly. I put him on the cushion beside me and he just stayed there. He sat and played absently with things Nu-reeh

women arrive for the next many days Tosu told me. “This gathering

this gathering. At lease one of them should be having

constant noise and stimulation. I feared it would be

do not believe it,” Nu-reeh said suddenly as the

but she was gravely injured. Even from where I sat

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