Master Christof was curious, so Master Evan handed me to him. Long fingers cleaned me intimately as Master Christof explored my folds. He slipped his longest finger inside of me and pressed. It twinged when he hit my cervix.


    “The way is blocked,” he stated simply. “Nothing cane out there.”


    I remembered my fake Masters and how angry they got when I couldn’t exin something. The difort I felt about not being able to exin made Master Damien angry. Rue and his Brothers had not treated me the way he wanted me cared for.


    “The way opens when the babyes,” I exined as Master Christof withdrew his fingers.


    Master Christof watched my face and smiled. He believed me. When weid in the bed he had felt the child’s movement, something was definitely inside of me. I kissed his chin and thanked him.


    Once we crawled out of the tub, I was dried and fussed over. My knees were scraped from hard floor of the sick room and they were treated. My lower back was sore so it was rubbed with the cream before I was treated with the moisturizer. They cared for me as only my true owners did.


    All of us were hungry after the bath. We had to go somewhere to get food. No one delivered food like at thepound.


    “We are very wise, Brothers,” Master Bane said as they pulled out clothes to wear.


    Yes, they were. I couldn’t help but agree. They had thought ahead.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    I shook my head to clear it. What in the world was wrong with me? I didn’t know what they were so happy about and I didn’t know what decision they were preening over.


    “Ciara, stop being obstinate,” Master Damien ordered. “It is unbing and distracts us.”


    Master Kein rustled to the back of their wardrobe and pulled out several bags. I took a deep breath and rxed. In my mind’s eye, I saw what was in the bags.


    Everything back there was for me. They had little pots of creams and cleaners. When they went to the cabin they had to be prepared.


    The thing that had them so happy was something Fredrick had designed and made for them. It had long sleeves and would go to my feet. A hood could be lifted over my head. Their symbol was stitched artfully into the front and back of the gown. The high cor would protect my neck from the chill.


    They had bought it to bring to the cabin when it got colder there. During the cooler time the brown outfit would not be enough if I wanted to be outside. The brown outfit was not pleasing anyway, it was the wrong color.


    “How can it be warm?” I asked as Master Kein pulled it out.


    The outfit appeared to be made of something flowing and blue. It was thicker than what I usually wore, but Fredrick had assured them it would not shield me from their gazepletely. It still appeared to be ornamentation. The way it shimmered it looked like water. I fought against the idea it would be warm.


    Master Damien took my hand and guided me to feel the strange fabric. It was thick like wool, but soft as silk. They were right, it would probably be warm.


    “The weather here is colder than even the cabin, Ciara,” Master Damien told me. “Now stop disagreeing with us. It serves no purpose,” he scolded.


    “Yes, Master Damien,” I answered.


    The overwhelming desire was to go with the prevailing opinion anyway. Holding my own differing opinion was ufortable. It was easier to rx and be like them.


    I did get one piece of clothing that looked like clothes. Soft boots were produced and slipped onto my feet. They went up to my knees. Even if a breeze got underneath my dress, I would still be warm.


    After dressing me in my outfit and brushing my hair, we stepped back into the hall. I didn’t hear voices, so I nced around. The act infuriated Master Damien.


    I wasn’t to look at other men. The same rules applied as at thepound. They would find a way to punish me here if I did not follow the rules.


    Master Christof encouraged forgiveness for speaking with their Keepers earlier. They saw my memories and knew I didn’t want to break their rules. My thoughts had been desperate and scared. It would be considered a warning, my owners decided.


    The opaque blue fabric swished around my legs as I walked. It was remarkable how it kept the chill from my body. This had been a very wise purchase.


    I was so d I agreed with them. Disagreeing felt wrong and brought difort. My instinct was to go with themunal flow.


    “You understand, Ciara,” Master Bane said reaching out and taking my hand, “good.”


    We walked briskly to the eating area, which was a moderate distance away. There was arge central fire inside and tables set around therge room. We were eitherte or early, because the ce wasrgely unupied.


    “We arete,” Master Damien assured me as he put my kneeling ce by a table.


    I held onto the furniture and managed to get myself down to my kneeling ce.


    Food in the mountains was different from thepound. Much of it would be inedible for me, luckily my owners knew that. They had trained themselves to care for me well. They were certain they would find something I could eat.


    Master Kein and Master Christof went to gather the food while the other men sat with me. My owners irritated the cooks serving the food they were so particr. One of the cooks snapped at Master Kein because he was being too demanding.


    It felt like I was standing with Master Kein talking to the cook about what I needed. The experience was confusing, because that wasn’t what I was doing. My mind couldn’t seem to decide if I was talking to a cook about food or kneeling on a kneeling ce at the table. It seemed I was doing both at once and that wasn’t possible.


    Master Evan’s hand wrapped into the hair at the back of my head and he tugged on it until I looked up at him.


    “We will guide you,” he said. “There is no reason for all this concern you have. We find it unpleasant.”


    The men didn’t find it distracting to be in two ces at once, or even five ces. They preferred to be together, but they could function independently also. I assumed it would be a skill I would have to learn.


    The food was brought back to us and the men dug in. It was surprising to realize I knew the names of the food now. I also knew where it came from.


    I had aparison suddenly. The meat the cooks prepared here was not the way we liked it. This type of meat we liked to roast over an open fire.