“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.

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

begged him,

body 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

the gathering the first

time, but my boy relaxed slowly. I put him on the cushion beside me and he just stayed there. He sat and played absently with things Nu-reeh brought to him. The other

Tosu told me. “This gathering

At lease one of them should be

we were in was loud. The women met and talked as the boys screamed and played. It was constant noise and stimulation. I feared it would be too much for Jonathan, since he was unused to this much activity. He didn’t seem

said suddenly as the women in

injured. Even from where I sat I could see the streaks of blood down her legs. Her stomach

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