“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.

my wailing son. He was so upset; he didn’t want to be held and rocked. Food

Baby,” I begged him,

back to the pile of cushions Nu-reeh had directed me to. Singing softly, I tried to comfort my boy, but he was uncharacteristically irritable. Pacing in front of the cushions I rocked him until he

at the gathering the first day and it frustrated him. That Little boy had done the same thing Jonathan

the cushion beside me and he just stayed there. He sat and played absently with things Nu-reeh brought to him. The other little boys would wander by,

days Tosu told me. “This gathering will

to this gathering. At lease one of

was constant noise and stimulation. I feared it would be too much for Jonathan, since he was

do not believe it,” Nu-reeh said suddenly as the women in the hall all

she was gravely injured. Even from where I sat I could see the streaks of blood down her legs.

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