“Just promise us you will be careful with whoever they send,” Evan begged.

Don’t do anything to anger them,” Kein said softly. “You are family to us,” Damien said sounding worried. “If they treat you with disrespect, say our names and tell them you are family to us.”

I smiled at all of them and promised sincerely to be very careful and to not make any mistakes.

The next day passed slowly at the Keepers, as did the one after. Hannah had not been able to tell us exactly the day she would take us. We had just been instructed to stay ready.

“We shouldn’t swim,” Rose had said quietly to Basin on the first day. “If they came and we were in the water…”

Damien and Basin agreed with her. They told the Slave Keepers we were not to swim again until they cleared it. I was elated Damien was allowing the escape to happen.

swimming, Rose and I sat on

us,” Rose had whispered to her as we

desire to change their lives. They were perfectly happy here, so she was

a Keeper announced suddenly from beside us,

Keepers with two men I did not recognize. The two men were well armed. Their clothing was different from Warriors in the compound or the shopkeepers in the village. They looked rugged with thick vests and shirts patched many

stood and followed the three men up the sandy incline and through the room for dancing and relaxation. They kept walking and we went though the room we worked in during

bright sunlight toward the entrance to this compound. Several men stood around. Rose and Fuji both looked down. I did, too. Without Damien here to defend my rights, I felt it best to

an unfamiliar voice say, “we will take these beings off your

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their knees with swords at their throats. The family that held them Looked as mean and dangerous as any I’d ever seen. A second

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