I could clean, I was good at it. The time alone would not be wasted. If they gave me knitting needles


    and yarn I could even knit a nket for the child after I was done. I would be fine on my own, just as I


    had been when I was Left alone in thepound.


    Master Damien muttered a low curse. He didn’t Like the talk of me caring for myself. I didn’t do a good


    enough job, in his opinion.


    Master Evan’s thoughts were as dark as Master Damien’s, but Christof saw this as a workable


    situation. I was not as incapable as they thought I was and they would be near. It was unlikely I could


    get in that much trouble.


    “Thank you,” Master Damien said to the man, “you are correct. We will report to the sorting room for


    our Mistress after we Leave the ve in our quarters.”


    Christof asked me about what I needed to make nkets and said he would speak to someone. He


    thought he could have those things delivered here. Christof found my industry a healthy thing and was


    happy to assist me. His opinion slowly started to sway his Brothers.


    By the time we made it back to our rooms they were at ease with the decision. As long as I didn’t do


    anything foolish, they would Leave me alone for the morning.


    “If you misbehave or cause trouble,” Master Damien warned, “we will punish you,”


    I shuddered as he sifted through all the new ways they had learned to punish Earth ves. The men


    from the red mountains liked ves with spirit and knew well how to tame them. Master Damien would


    have no trouble putting that new knowledge to good use if I made problems.


    I rose and kissed his lips. His concern was sweet, even if his way of showing it was bizarre. My Master


    just didn’t want me to do something foolish and injure myself. I was apt to get injured even in the safest


    of circumstances and the mountains were a dangerous ce.


    Like some strange si, I kissed each man good bye and wished them all a good day. Christof said


    good byest and reminded me to stay in their rooms and out of trouble. I swore to do what they had


    said.


    Once my men were gone I pulled the cleaning supplies out of the closet. It was much Like the


    compound, so I knew how to use all of it. Since I disliked cleaning the bathroom, I went there first, to


    get it over with.


    The work was hot, so I stripped off my outfit and walked around nude. I worked up quite a sweat in


    fairly short order. The bathroom had not received what I considered an eptable level of cleaning in a


    long time. I scrubbed hard to make the surfaces shine.


    I felt my men in my mind. They had been in the sorting room before and knew what to do. Nu-reeh and


    her sisters would drop of their haul there and the men cleaned and separated it for sale.


    The ore had many uses, mainly as a fuel source. The transports used by thepounds had originally


    run on the ore. Sr energy was preferred now because it was not something the could run out


    of.


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    As I cleaned my menmunicated with me and with each other. They enjoyed telling me what they


    knew about the ore and how it was used. I was more interested in their use of sr energy.


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    I was most impressed with the use of sr power. As I scrubbed the bath down I thought about how


    sr power was only just catching on on Earth. We were still using fossil fuels we were rapidly


    devouring.


    “We are a far superior race,” Master Evan told me cockily.


    “Those in charge of our knew we would have to use methods we could not deplete. The ones in


    charge of your world must not think ahead.“


    I couldn’t hide the amusement in my thoughts. As though Master Evan had ever even given the notion


    any consideration before he was brought here. The women thought ahead, that didn’t mean the men


    ever had. His indignation waspletely unjustified.


    Christof thought my opinion was funny, Master Kein wanted to see what Master Damien would do, and


    Master Evan was incensed. Punishment would await me when they got home, that much was decided.


    I was far too cocky and spoiled for my own good.


    Their irritation at the situation was funny and they were awfully far away. As I cleaned the counters in


    the main room, I continued to harass Master Evan.


    “You’re lucky to be on a controlled by women,” I told him.


    “Women are smarter than men and much better at running things.”


    I felt his anger course through the bond and Laughed out loud. It would be disrespectful to the men


    running the sorting room to leave in the middle of the work day, so Master Evan was stuck. Despite his


    desire to punish me he would wait.