“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.

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

begged him, but

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

brothers had not been at the gathering the first day and it frustrated him. That Little boy had done the same thing Jonathan was

He sat and played absently with things Nu-reeh brought to him. The other little boys would wander by, but he ignored them. Jonathan knew what he needed and these

women arrive for the next many days Tosu told me. “This gathering will last here for five

her sisters talked. They hoped at Least some of Jonathan’s Brothers would be brought to this gathering. At lease one of them

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

said suddenly as the women in the hall all

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

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