The Keepers were bound on the ground as the ten men pushed Rose, Fuji, and me toward the exit.


    Fuji started to be frantic. Her owners had said they weren’t leaving, so she would not go.


    Fuji started to fight the men and it was over before it began. They bound and carried her as she


    shrieked. Even that wicked tail she had was rapidly tamed. Rose and I tried to tell them, but they would


    not listen. We tried to resist them and were toted off in their arms.


    I looked up at my captor and noted he didn’t look mean or angry, just firm. He hadrge hazel eyes that


    darted around continuously. Beneath the fabric of his clothing I felt the strong sinew of his chest. If he


    wanted to, this man could cause me great harm. Still, I persisted.


    “Sir, please, you don’t understand,” I begged him.


    “Her owners will not go, she will be alone.”


    The man looked down at me quizzically for a moment before he spoke. “She will be free, Rachel, just


    like you. There is nothing to fear in our camp. No one will harm her or disrespect her. Rx and allow


    us to help you and your friends.”


    I continued to plead and the man just would not Listen.


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    There were two transports waiting for us outside the Keeper’spound. These transports wererger


    than I’d ever seen before. Two and perhaps three families could easily fit on each one. They also


    sounded different. Unlike the quite hum of the transports I had seen, these almost growled.


    Fuji writhed and screamed on the other transport and I saw the men gag her. I felt for my friend and


    tried to help.


    “YOU CAN’T TAKE HER,” I begged loudly one more time as I was carried onto the transport.


    “PLEASE!”


    “She goes,” he said simply, “we have our orders.”


    This man was as resolute as Damien would have been. Clearly, nothing I could say would change his


    mind.


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    Shutting my mouth I looked into the man’s eyes. He smiled gently and put me on my feet as the


    transport raised frighteningly fast into the air.


    The transport took off going forward and I had to cover my mouth to not scream. I’d never been on


    something that elerated this quickly before. The men all seemed to find my reaction strange.


    I couldn’t look and stared down at my feet. The transport soared through the air at a speed I’d never


    experienced before. The growl it had made when on the ground was nothingpared to the roar it


    made now. Chancing a nce up I saw how far we already were from the mainpound. The speed


    was unreal.


    Small hands found my arm and Rose was suddenly against my side. I couldn’t tell if I was shaking, she


    was shaking, or the thing we were on was shaking. Looking into her eyes I could see we were both


    terrified.


    Boots were pulled from a chest on the transport and the men put two pairs at our feet, motioning for us


    to put them on. I was used to dressing myself, so I took off my sandals and slipped the new boots on.


    They had a sturdy sole and rose to my mid calf. This was hardy clothing and not what I was used to. As


    I got used to the feel, Rose just stared at her feet where the bootsy.


    “Go on,” one of the men encouraged, “it is your body to dress. It will be cold where we are going.


    Hannah sent these for you to wear.”


    I grabbed the boots from in front of Rose and put them on her. She didn’t fight me, but she wasn’t


    pleased.


    Coats were produced and I dressed both Rose and myself. The fabric was very thick and heavy. I


    chanced a look at the other transport and I saw the men wrapping Fuji’s bound form in the protective


    fabric. I guessed they didn’t know what it took to make her cold. They must just be working off


    assumptions.


    Thepound was a distant speck when the transport dropped suddenly and I did scream. Rose and I


    held onto each other as we were swallowed up in darkness. Luckily, our movement stopped a moment


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