Just as when we learned it,” Kein said proudly as Bane congratted Aryn on his good memory.


    Damien told the boys that they would have to always remember that information; it was a constant in


    life.


    Thement shook me and I looked strangely at Kein for a moment. On Earth I remembered Looking


    at camping gear with Uncle Eddy in a store. He had been Laughing at some new thing you could use to


    start a fire There were obvious basics, but someone was always inventing a better way.


    My eyes shot down at the appalling fact I’d just realized. Nothing changed here. The men were not


    encouraged to be curious or to seek to better themselves. They just wandered around asionally


    fighting over worthless stones, but being careful not to kill one another.


    Steadying my hands I ced the bowls we ate out of on a shelf behind Christof.


    How many generations had the men been living this way? They did not grow or change. There was no


    evolution here. They did whatever Little job the women had told them to do and just existed until they


    died.


    I thought of the men Damien had used to Keep me when Nu-reeh had separated us, Rue and his


    Brothers. How stifling they must have found it. No wonder they detested the other Warriors. They must


    have understood how Limited they were. No one else saw the world the way they did. To have


    designed the experiments they did without any outside support was mind boggling. Those men were


    truly geniuses.


    Bane got my attention as he boomed augh from the main room. He was so happy to be with his son.


    I was d they were entertained by the boys and had not noticed me. My train of thought would upset


    them. I shook myself out of it before it became obvious.


    “Ciara,” Damien said walking toward me, “we will hunt for dinner now. The cabin is safe and secure.


    There is no way for pests to enter, you are safe inside. The boys are going toe with us. We will


    teach them and let them experience the way we hunt.”


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    I nodded and smiled at him, that was fine with me. He came closer andid a hand on my shoulder. His


    eyes were serious as he looked deeply into mine.


    “It will not be Like when we take you. This is very important for the boys and we will have to Leave you


    here. The door will be closed and the fire is started. You must not go out, though, stay inside,” he


    commanded.


    “Of course,” I agreed, “I’ll sit and knit. I brought my needles and yarn.”


    “It is part of our promise to the Child Keepers,” Damien continued.


    “If the boys leave this cabin, we are all to go with them. If one of us stays with you, one of them cannot


    go.”


    “I understand, Damien,” I said nodding my head at his redundancy. “I won’t go anywhere.”


    He leaned down and Looked in my eyes, as though seeking out the truth.


    “It is important you do not go outside.”


    In a sh, I understood his concern. In the distant past, I’d wandered off and gotten in trouble when I


    was curious. Damien didn’t want to see me repeat that mistake.


    “It is dangerous outside,” I repeated sincerely.


    “If I go out there without you, I might be hurt. I have to stay inside until you return.”


    Damien grinned and kissed my forehead. Christofmended me on understanding. They were trying


    to feel good about leaving me here without them.


    No one really expected trouble, but they had brought my sword. Keinid it beside me on the low couch


    I’d chosen. This is where they expected me to stay.


    They’d know if I opened the door, they warned.