Starting one of the smokeless fires wasn’t difficult, but Rose and I still struggled slightly. Neither of us had ever done this before. After it was burning we were each given something to eat.

“Hannah instructed us on what you could eat. The food we eat while out here would not be suitable for you,” he said.

“This meat is easy to prepare and it can travel with us. It is filling for us and also for you. It is a good food for you to bring on a long trip like this one.”

The Lesson continued as Thom told us what we were eating. He told us how the small animal we were enjoying was trapped and prepared. I remembered reading about them. The gapu reminded me of a squirrel when I’d learned about them.

families were he would scold us. He didn’t want us watching the slavers. We were two

many men in the camp after dinner. The men all greeted us politely and welcomed us. Many congratulated us on our freedom. I noted privately that our men did

speak. From her point of view, this situation seemed impossible. I wished she would listen to me as I told her we would be

I would sleep next to our fire. We weren’t required to take a watch tonight. Later when we were trained and ready, Thom told us, we may help

us. The

It was comforting to concentrate on the transport. It meant I could focus on something other

and thicker, but the differences didn’t end there. They appeared to be armed. Things that resembled sleek metal cannons were

if that’s really

the middle of the night. I realized I’d not gone since we were freed. I

was standing and looking out over the black Lake. His posture told me he

E L A ‘s

me for a moment. He flashed

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