A hand reached down to stroke my head and I looked up at Christof. He looked absolutely miserable.


    As much as I’d worried about him the Last couple of days, it looked Like he had been worrying about


    me. Again, I had to think he was worth it. No one else treated me the way he did.


    “It’s still early brothers,” Master Bane announced, “some of the other Warriors have a game in the


    arena if they can get enough families.”


    A murmur of consensus went through the group and we made our way to the grassy area they yed


    in. We stopped at a ce inside thepound first and Master Bane picked something up.


    When we made it to the ve’s tent Christof fed me what they had bought. It tasted like dried meat, but


    at least it wasn’t worms. He offered me a long drink of something cool and then went to join his


    brothers. He still Looked tormented.


    I tried to find a morefortable way to hold my back, but that was impossible. The dull ache was a


    constant and the intermittent burn when I moved wrong made me crazy.


    Fuji and Rose showed up and I was d for theirpanionship. They asked if there was anything


    they could do to help me. Iughed and asked them if they had an ice pack.


    “Don’t get caught,” I heard Rose whisper as Fuji scooted closer to me.


    She hadid her arm across my back. I tensed at first, but the cool helped a lot. I seconded Rose’s


    opinion though.


    “Fuji, it’s not worth it. If you get blood on you and they’LL know what you are doing. You’ll get caught


    and then there will be two of us Like this. I couldn’t stand to see anyone else miserable. It’s bad enough


    watching how bad Christof Looks.”


    Fuji didn’t move her arm away, just moved it to a new spot. “First, the blood is dried and second what


    do you mean he looks bad?” she asked.


    “He didn’t want them to punish me and he feels guilty about it,” I answered, carefully watching the


    game for any sign the Warriors had noticed her.


    The girls sucked in a collective gasp and I nced at Rose, she looked shocked. “He doesn’t agree


    with his brothers? That isn’t possible.


    Ciara, watch the game they are looking at us,” shemanded.


    I looked back and could see Master Damien’s head turned in my direction. When he turned away I


    begged Fuji to stop, they were going to find out.


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    “My Warriors did not instruct me not to do this and yours don’t know what I’m doing. You worry too


    much, Ciara. You have to exin it to us though. How is it that Christof feels differently from his


    brothers?


    They think with one mind,” she said curiously.


    “Oh, no,” I moaned dropping my head in my hands, “please don’t tell your Warriors what I said. I didn’t


    know that was weird. I don’t know how to help him. I’m just so frustrated,” I said.


    Fuji up. I was toote. Master Damien was in my face a moment Later.


    S arm moved away from me and Rose was whispering for me to look


    “Are we not interesting to you, Ciara?” he asked cooly crouching before me


    “I’m sorry Master Damien, it won’t happen again,” I stuttered out. I prayed he wouldn’t take me back to


    the whipping post today.


    “You did not answer the question, ve,” he breathed ominously in my ear.


    “You and your brothers are very interesting to watch, Master Damien,” I said with a faltering voice.