It struck me as I Lay there what all the men and I were. ALL of us were ves, we all fell under Nu-


    reeh’s rule. If we did not obey any of us could be destroyed at her whim. My old tutors had been


    evidence enough of that.


    Hannah had obviously already figured that out. It was probably what she meant abouting back for


    me. I wasn’t sure what she nned to do.


    I fell asleep finally, dreaming of Hannah.


    Nu-reeh was at our door the next morning. After the morning meal I was to pack what the men would


    take back to thepound. The men would go to the sorting room after they pointed out what they


    wanted me to pack.


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    Damien was angry. He hated to see me used to work for them. The Brothers could get the job done,


    but Nu-reeh’s word was Law.


    A pile ofrge sacks were waiting outside our quarters when we returned from the dining hall. The men


    pulled them inside and pointed out what was theirs. It was easy, if it was blue it went. Their clothing


    went. The stones absolutely went.


    By the noon time meal I had the closet packed and I went to eat with my family. At mid-afternoon


    different men came and took everything. I waited in the empty apartment, but my owners did note


    at dinner. Nu-reeh came and demanded I follow her.


    I jogged to keep up with her; she just yelled at me to hurry up. We were at the women’s wall when she


    picked me up and flew to the entrance of her living quarters. Once we were inside she handed me a


    te.


    “Eat this,” she said.


    It didn’t look appetizing and the te appeared dirty, but I didn’tin.


    “You sew,” she said simply, “make these into a cover you can wear.” She pointed to a collection of dirty


    rags and filthy furs in a pile on the floor.


    “Yes, Mistress,” I said quickly.


    “I save enough to sew as covers for your feet,” she said.


    “As you wish Mistress,” I answered.


    Nu-reeh gave me a thin piece of sharpened bone and many Long strands of nt like material. They


    would act as needle and thread.


    “You sleep there,” she said pointing to a spot on the floor near the fire. “You will stay warm there at


    night. If you move from that spot I may identally attack you. There is a pot there,” she pointed, “that


    you may use to relieve yourself.”


    She left me with that information.


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    I stared between the te in front of me and the dirty rags on the floor. It had finally happened. I was


    living as a ve lived.


    The food was dull, but it made me full very quickly. I finished my dinner and started to pick through the


    pile on the floor. Most of it was small animal skins, virtually none of it was fabric. I thought once it was


    sewn together I’d probably look like a cave woman.


    Sewing was a good distraction. Otherwise I’d focus on my current situation or the fact that I didn’t know


    where Damien and his Brothers were. Even worse I’d think about Hannah and worry about her. I


    focused on piecing the scraps together to make a dress.


    Eventually, I got tired. I used the skins as a pillow andy down in front of the fire. It was like sleeping in


    the vige had been. I woke ufortable and barely rested.


    Nu-reeh looked at my progress on the dress and snorted. I ate the strange gooey food again, along


    with the contraceptive drink. Once I was done, she grabbed me and took me outside.