Master Damien and his Brothers had chosen these strange men to care for me for three reasons.
Firstly, they were curious to learn about Earth, but had no desire to use a ve. Secondly, they were
distant from the other Warriors, so I wouldn’t be noticed. Thest reason was they were not powerful
Warriors. They knew, as well as Master Damien knew, they would not survive a fight with my real
owners.
I should not have known any of that. Before a moment ago, I didn’t know any of that. It was all
comforting, but hardly normal I should be aware of it.
“Watch your errant tongue, ve,” one of them said as they restarted the transport, “you will sleep in
the box tonight.”
I went quietly the rest of the way to the Keepers. Once I got there I made friendly conversation with
Rose and Fuji. In the back of my mind I wondered at where these strange thoughts wereing from.
Later in the morning the girls were all gathered and talking on the far side of the room. I sat staring out
the window and Rose touched my arm.
Fuji had wandered off some time before, so I sat alone for the most part.
“You’ve been distant all morning,” Rose whispered, “and you’ve been gone for two days. What
happened?
“I keep waking up sick to my stomach,” I told her. “At first they thought I was ill, but I get better as the
day wears on.” hat did the Healers do?” she asked.
“They didn’t call the Healers,” I said and she gasped. “The Healers are expensive,” I continued to
exin.
Rose looked around making sure we were truly not being watched. The Keepers were all busy on the
other side of the room. The other girls were all busy learning a new dance.
“Ciara, my owners are correct, these new men should not have you. If you are ill, the men will find out.
Your fake Masters are not doing an honorable job,” she said. fou sound like one of the Warriors,” I said
trying to distract her.
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“Are you nning to grow up to be one?”
“Not funny, Ciara, I’m just telling you what everyone already thinks.
They may be right. Humans need special care, the men you were left with aren’t doing the things they
should. I’m afraid you’ll get sick,” she urgently whispered.
“I promise, I’m fine,“ I assured her. “It’s not unusual for people to get a Little ill from time to time. I know
my…current Masters are not the best, but I won’t get sick. I Love Master Damien and his Brothers.
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It would have destroyed me to lose them. This is eptable to me.”
The men picked me up at night and I cleaned the apartment as was normal. When I was done and they
were ready for bed, the men opened the bed in the wall. They had told me I would sleep there for my
morning infraction, I had forgotten.
I hated the box. The close confines made me feel anxious, but I knew I could survive it. Thest thing I
wanted was for these men to find a different way to punish me. My fake owners were smart. They
couldn’t be allowed to invent a new way to torture me. I was sure they could be devious if they put their
minds to it.
With that thought in mind, I quietly Lay in the box and allowed myself to be slid into the wall. I heard the
click as the box wastched and then there was silence. Nothing to do now but wait for morning.
I was standing along a trail surrounded by jeering men with swords.
They wereughing because I was so outnumbered. The thieves dared to tell me how they would
torture my Brothers before they killed us. Their taunts didn’t bother me, I knew how hard my family
trained. We were not in any danger. The jeering men just needed to be a little closer before we struck.
The battle was swift. My favored sword arm was ready and the men fell before it. Thieves that
threatened our Lives had no right to live, that was thew. Dealing out this justice was my right.
When the first one was struck down, I saw his Brothers cry out. Now I knew who belonged to which
family. It was a mercy kill to end the lives of his Brothers quickly.