“We were fighting the women on the other street. We will look for your brother. The Administrators will hear of the disgrace you have caused,”
Master Damien said to the man.
Hands were under my arms pullingto stand, which I did on shaky legs. I heard voices talking to the man about the woman. My ears recognized the voices of Fuji’s owners. I heard my owners tell them they were takingto the Keepers and would be back. The hands under my arms pulledto walk with them and my feet had trouble moving.
“Ciara,” Master Evan said quietly beside me, “answerwith the movement of the head you learned at home. Did that man touch you?”
I shook my head no.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Are you injured?” he asked.
Again I shook my head no.
“Can you walk?” Master Kein asked from the other side.
I bobbed my head in a yes.
The men pulledwith a hand under each arm back to the Warrior’s compound. As we walked my Legs got steadier. With my improved gait the men letwalk by myself and took up their normal positions around me.
Inside the Warrior’s compound I was quickly divested of my brown outfit. Master Kein ran to the left as Master Evan and Master Damien inspectedcompletely Looking for damage. A moment later Master
Kein appeared driving a transport pad. Back to my mostly nude situation I climbed onto the pad with them and it zipped toward the Keepers’ compound.
“She said she would return them in a Lunar cycle,” I whispered now that we were alone. “Will she really do that, Masters?”
“He will be back before then,” Master Damien answered watching the sky intently. “We are sure of it. The owners in this area never Let men taken Like that stay gone long.”
Poor men, I thought as we rode. How terrified they must be. At Least she took two of them. Now they would not be all alone with those horrible women.
“I didn’t know Master Kein could drive the transport, Masters,” I commented trying to distract myself.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“We know how, but the job is typically given to other men. With an attack the General will not want extra men outside,” Master Christof explained brushing his hands along my back.
“Ciara,” Master Bane said, “the Keepers will watch you while we are gone. If we are not able to return and not able to find someone to watch you at night, you will stay with the Keepers. We do not know how the General has elected to schedule the search parties.”
“Do you actually expect to find them, Masters, or is this just an act?”
I asked and Master Evan laughed.
“These women were not owners in this area, we are sure of this. Our women will also be seeking their property. From what we understand now, if our owners find and free the men, they will leave them in
the mountains. We must bring them home. We still have a job Ciara, just not the job we originally thought we had,” Master Damien explained patiently.
“Good Luck, Masters,” I told them.
They droppedoff at the Keepers and I was still a little stunned.
When I told my friends what I had seen, they heldfor a long tand I started to feel better.