It must have made sense to her, despite the strange word. She sat the Little brown haired boy on his bottom in front of Jonathan. More beads caught the light as she stood back up.

I’d gotten to my feet and moved toward my baby without thinking. If there was to be a fight between the women, I didn’t want Jonathan in the middle of it. This woman, even injured, could kill my son if she fought with Nu-reeh. I could not let it happen.

Jonathan plopped down in front of the new little boy and grabbed his hand. In a gesture I was very familiar with he started to suck the other boy’s fingers. A slight smile appeared on the beaded woman’s face watching the children.

I reached the trio and tried to pick up Jonathan to move him. The beaded woman stopped me with a gentle command.

“Leave them,” she said, “Aiden is his Brother and they will not tolerate it if you take them apart.”

I was frantic and Looked back at Nu-reeh as she came toward us. I knelt behind Jonathan and prayed my body would take the impact of whatever battle was about to happen

both sides. My breathing revved up and I hunched

I heard

the beaded woman replied. “I will not

conversation continued and it was pleasant. The beaded woman was named Halil. She had been protecting her men from Racks and been outnumbered. She’d destroyed the dreaded creatures, but

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moments of the journey alone. The beaded ones did not wish to be captured by Nu-reeh

had sworn not to harm women from these gatherings. This was a neutral event. Despite how she feared for the men the beaded ones took,

feared for the taken men, blood seeped from her wounds faster at the noise. “They are free men, Nu-reeh, that come and

be protected,” Nu-reeh insisted. “You have taken ones under

A large hand came

his mother die and it broke my heart. Tears started to fill my eyes and I wasn’t paying attention to Jonathan. When he shoved

we share. No be hungry,” Jonathan promised

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