“Yes, Mistress.”


    She continued with the odd lesson.


    “Some men are happy here in the mountains. Rue and his Brothers will be happy here because they


    are allowed to learn new things, for instance. They will do well here. Other men are happy because


    they are allowed to enjoy us physically more frequently.”


    Nu-reeh pointed to my family. “There are times when you will find a family will not be happy here, no


    matter what. Those men cannot be kept here in the mountains. Their anger infects the other men. They


    start fights. It is very disruptive.”


    “Yes, Mistress,” I said remembering things I hadn’t known.


    In my mind, I saw that Damien and his Brothers had been trouble makers when they were first here.


    Until the first time they saw me, they had been very difficult and sullen.


    “I foolishly used them as payment, so I could not send them back immediately. It was a mistake,” Nu-


    reeh said.


    “They found a way to make themselves happy, though, so I let them continue to visit with you. I had


    hoped it would be a permanent solution.”


    Dinah snorted and growled, “They were never like this, though, all spirited and happy. Their energy is


    from a good ce now. They will stay strong like this. However, I can barely tolerate having this ve


    near me.”


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    “Damien and his Brothers need to be back at thepound, so they can be with their ve,” Tosu said


    and the other women agreed. “This is what makes them happy.”


    Dinah snorted Looking disdainfully down at me. “If Damien and his Brothers must keep her, at least let


    it be out of our sight.”


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    The talking ended as a woman down in the ring speared Kein with a wing tip. He had been trying to


    y with her breasts. Dinah’s disgust with me barely registered and I grinned at my men as Nu-reeh


    went down to protect her property.


    I continued to knit quietly as the mating went on. What Nu-reeh had said was interesting, but the


    collective was busy fighting and fucking. ALL I could really think about was what my men were doing


    down in the ring.


    After the mating, we were excited. My Men knew a great deal about the stars. Their memories of how


    to use them were powerful. They could help tell you time of year or guide you across great distances.


    Showing them to me would be fun.


    We had permission from Nu-reeh, Damien had asked, so we could stay out all night. My men loaded


    up bags they carried on their backs and we set off. We had everything we needed, so we wouldn’t have


    to return until morning.


    The sun was setting as we got on our transport. Kein drove and we zipped away from our mountain


    home. My men had to control themselves. Cheering as they rode away would be dishonorable, but it’s


    what they wanted to do.


    We were going to their favorite Lake. In the morning we may swim in the water. Tonight we would


    watch the moons rise together. It was going to be a wonderful night.


    “No women!” Bane said smiling.


    I patted my gravid belly and looked up at him.


    “Well, you don’t really count, Ciara,” Kein told me, musing my hair.


    “You aren’t Like them.”


    No, I wasn’t like them. I was female, but I wasn’t what they considered a woman. I was different.


    We made it to their spot in record time, at least ording to them.


    Evan and Christof set up our camp site while Damien, Kein, and Bane checked the perimeter. There


    were dangerous things we had to watch out for. I knew what most of them were thanks to Nu-reeh.


    Luckily the area around thiske was not usually inhabited by things that were troublesome.