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

sides. My breathing revved up and I hunched protectively over my boy, but

I heard Nu-reeh say

beaded woman replied. “I will

She had been protecting her men from Racks and been

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beaded ones did not wish to

neutral event. Despite how she

faster at the noise. “They are free men, Nu-reeh, that come and go as

taken ones under

were all silent watching her. A large hand came down and stroked the

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

from Mama. Lots o’ milk, we share. No be hungry,”

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