Bags of a rice like substance lined one wall awaiting transport. The high calorie food was shipped all over the world, but could only be grown in areas like this one. It was fast bing a staple. We were limited in production by the number of men and women here, though.


    The storms still scared many away from this region, but the long growing season made it ideal. Our small camp helped to provide a great deal of sustenance for the rest of the. We always wished we had more men to do thebor, but this wasn’t a popr ce to move, unless you had T’vailk heritage. It had a bad reputation,pletely unearned, in my opinion.


    Kein and I walked down the breezy corridor toward the ce we’d chosen as our dwelling. The grouping of rooms was just big enough to house our friends and extended family around amunal sitting area.


    “This whole region is virtually unpopted,” Baneined. “I still can’t believe how hard it is to get a good game of chuke going…”


    He’d been dying to y against new opponents, but getting together five families with any skill at the game was difficult. Tyle’s family gave him the mostpetition, but even that was getting old. Bane was ready for a new challenge.


    “We need to advertise,” he told his Brothers heatedly, “get some new families in this ce. The storms aren’t THAT bad. Beside that the wind at the top of the mountains keeps the aliens from getting anywhere near the ground…”


    “How many even get that far?” Christof asked rhetorically.


    It had been ages since the aliens seeking ore had bothered to attack us. Our new improved-wide defenses made it a suicide mission to try. The peace had been a nice change, although we tended to stay ready.


    The men settled in themunal area while they talked. Much like before we’d asked the women to dig us a cave off the main walkway. The central fire pit gave everyone a chance to sit together and our individual sleeping ares were arranged all around. If we weren’t working, we were here with the family.


    Usually we spent ourte evenings around the fire with everyone else, but not tonight. I’d been keeping a secret as had several other women. It was sneaky, but it seemed like a surprise the men would like. It was time for more family.


    The other women in my extended family, along with myself, had petitioned our Administration. We wished to breed. Tonight my family and I would start the process, as would four other families. If it was to be female offspring, we had bets on who would get pregnant. If it was to be male offspring, we would all get to celebrate. The Great Harmonious Spirit was in control of that choice, though.


    Damien and his Brothers settled next to Hodlen and continued to discuss who could y chuke with them as I slipped into our sleeping chamber. My thoughts were kept closely guarded as I lit the fires around the room.


    Unnned pregnancy was not something we’d wanted to do again. Kennedy and her Sisters had developed a novel way to prevent it. Well, novel for Pateria, it had been a standard on earth. The efficacy here reached almost 100%.


    We used condoms, a word now well recognized by Paterians. The Rack’s intestines could be cut and sewed shut at one end. The condoms were very effective and all human females kept a supply of them. If we wished to enjoy a family, they had to use the contraceptive. Damien informed me little sensation was lost and Evan actually liked the way they made sex feel. The little devices gave us freedom to enjoy our physical rtionship.


    Tonight all the men, except Bane, would wear a condom. I’d promised him the next child and it was time. He would be beside himself with excitement and I knew that. It was going to be a secret until thest moment, though.


    Our small bedroom was decorated in Damien’s family color. Despite our rejection of all things ve, my men still liked to see their room hung with swaths of blue. The filmy fabric softened the interior of the cave. When the torches were lit, the blue reflected the light. It made me think of an exotic sheik’s tent.


    Therge bed in the center of the room was covered in an array of light nkets I had knitted. Tonight it was all ours, but every fifth night we shared it with Mycah’s family. The care of the young family was split between all their breeders. When they got old enough they would stay in their own bedroom. For now, their sleep was guarded by their older male rtives, but not us tonight. This evening therge bed was for Damien and his Brothers to enjoy with me alone.


    Tonight, I pulled out things we didn’t show the boys. They didn’t need to see the kink Jonathan’s female breeder had brought to this world. I put on a top that supported myrge breasts, but left them bare. The corset tied up the middle and gave me a stern look. I wiggled into the leather mini skirt that was slit up both hips. The shiny boots on my feet had heels that were impractical for everyday life, but perfect for this circumstance. All of this fun was what Bane had trulye to enjoy on special asions.N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    It was odd, I considered, as I pulled the low sawhorse out from along the wall. Bane liked these games and they appealed somewhat to Damien, but in a different way. Evan just liked sex, so he never minded what we did. Christof preferred gentle lovemaking with no toys. Kein still enjoyed ying with his rope, which went along with what Damien liked. The men hade to appreciate their individuality, as well as, their simrities.


    We’d told Mycah’s family the sawhorse was to dry clothing when they’d asked. Luckily they didn’t find the attachments that we used for Bane to kneel on when I put him on the horse. I also kept the restraints separate. It looked boring enough, so they never paid it much attention.


    All that had been easy to make or acquire quietly. No one had thought anything was odd as we built our collection of toys. Only certain things had been more tricky to make.