Eventually, I calmed down andy the side of my face against the sheet. Rationally I knew I couldn’t


    spend a moon Like this, however long that was. I was going to have to just get over the fact they were


    going to sell me.


    The problem, I knew, was that I trusted my owners. They did not Like to hurt me and kept me well.


    Damien and his Brothers were the only safety I had here.


    Another problem was that I loved them. It started with Christof and even after he rejoined them, I still


    cared for him. He no longer had simr feelings for me, I was sure. I still remembered the times we had


    shared. In a way I loved the rest of them also. They were innocent and stubborn. I could not imagine


    life without them.


    I probably I would have suffered just as much the month before I left earth, if I’d known in advance. It


    struck me suddenly that maybe they should not have told me. Perhaps it would have been better if I


    just woke up one morning and was given to different owners. It wasn’t possible to forget this now. I’d


    just have to deal with it.


    I eventually fell asleep in the bed. I expected my owners when the tray was removed from the wall, but


    it was different men. They told me they were Keepers.


    I was groggy and stiff as I walked out into the main room and saw Rose’s owners. I jerked my head


    down, since no one had given me permission to look at them.


    “ve, we keep you and you may Look at us while we are here. Where are your owners? Why did they


    ask us to deal with you this night?” Rose’s owner, Basin, asked me.


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    “Should you be asking the ve?” the Keeper asked him aghast.


    “Keeper, mind your own business. We hired you to watch this ve and that is what you will do. Earth


    ves are intelligent; it may know where they have gone,” Basin said angrily.


    “They didn’t wake me this morning, sir,” I answered, “I woke up and the Keepers were here. I thought


    my Masters went to work.”


    Basin cursed in volumes for a few moments, his other Brothers also seemed really angry. He pushed


    over a chair in the eating area and stormed out, his family right behind him. I could still hear him


    cursing in the hallway.


    My night time Keepers fed and cleaned me. I was worried about my owners, but determined not to


    throw up anymore. I did Rose’s deep breathing in front of the fire and tried to stay rxed.


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    The night gotter andter. Granted, I had slept most of the day, but I wasn’t used to being up at night.


    I pulled the nket from in front of the fire and curled up with my head on my kneeling pad.


    Eventually, I was woken up as Basin and his Brothers came back. They gave the Keepers several


    stones and put out the fire in the firece.


    One of them picked me up and carried me down to their quarters. Theyid me in their bed and


    ordered me to go to sleep.


    Rose was wide awake and staring at me. I didn’t know what to say or do, so Iid down. The meny


    down but were up a moment Later.


    “Where ** + + are they?” one man asked pacing back and forth.


    He used so many curse words I could barely understand him.


    “They disappear from their post, show up once we’ve started a search and im to be feeding their


    ve. Their ve was at their home!


    They never went there. Now they are gone again. Have they lost their ability to reason? The General


    will beat them bloody. We couldn’t hide it, it was too obvious. ve, what are your owners thinking?”


    the man asked turning on me.


    I knew what they were thinking. I knew I couldn’t lie, so I told the truth. “They are the best at what they


    do, sir,” I said and he roared with anger.


    Rose moved across the bed and wrapped herself around me. The man stared at the two of us crossly.


    “Not another word shoulde out of your mouth ve. Lay down and go to sleep. Do not even speak


    to me if I ask you a question,” the man said.