A Slave to the Servants Ch. 24-2

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The punishment continued for eleven days. I was dirty, achy, and barely rested. Sleeping deeply was prohibited and for some reason I couldn't anyway. All night my mind stayed active and alert sifting through my family's memories.

The men weren't that concerned by their own circumstance, but worried about me. A human, they believed, was too weak to live this way.

Their opinion resolved me to make the best of this. I remembered seeing stories on thetelevisionabout how some humans lived. They subsisted on mountains in worse conditions than I was in now. My weakness embarrassed me, so I focused on the positive.

There was some good in this situation. The family was together and not separated. We were fed and had water to drink. There was no use complaining about the lesson.

The lesson we should be learning was obvious. All of us belonged to Nu-reeh and she could do with us what she wished. She could keep us miserable or comfortable for even the smallest reason. The sooner we did her bidding without questioning, the less we would suffer.

"Strange, though," Christof still said, "she's never put this much work into making us feel dependent on her before."

She'd never asked us to stop making our own decisions before either. In fact, in the past she'd encouraged independence. Something had changed, we just didn't know what it was. Evan would ask around once we got around the other men, someone would know.

"In the meantime..." Damien trailed off.

We do what she wants. All of us try to keep her happy, Nu-reeh could be a vicious bitch when she wanted. It wouldn't be safe for any of us if we kept angering her, even if it wasn't intentional.

"Ciara is the main priority," Damien stated and for safety's sake, we all agreed outwardly.

The men heard the throbbing alternate pulse in my thoughts. I would do anything for my child, including take punishment from Nu-reeh. It wasn't what the men had decided to think, though. I buried the instinct deep, but held onto it tightly. We could survive the difference of opinion that way.

That afternoon Nu-reeh appeared and we stood watching her cautiously. She reminded us she was in charge and we agreed with her. Dinah returned our transport and we followed them back to the main mountain.

Nu-reeh walked us though the halls to an area slightly closer to the women's area. She told us our housing arrangement had been modified. The men had not known there were places for them in this area. We all just followed quietly.

We reached a new looking opening in the cave system. Nu-reeh told us to go inside and relax. The men would have assignments in the morrow. She stalked off angrily before we had time to do as she said. The men had never understood Nu-reeh, but this was strange behavior even for her.

We stepped into the archway and took a short hallway lighted with smokeless torches. I gasped at the site before us when the hall ended. The area we stepped into was large and very well lit. In the middle of the room was a massive pool of water. Five large smokeless pits warmed the room and comfortable looking seating was scattered around along with several tables.

"Fuji, Rose!" I called out seeing my friends kneeling at a table.

They looked up and then quickly back down.

"You may look at us," Damien said gently as we approached them. "There is no punishment for casting your eyes on us. We Keep you when it is needed. Do not fear to look at us."

My friends relaxed and smiled at me. I took in their outfits and was impressed by the differences. Fuji was nude and wrapped in several shiny chains as was normal. Wisps of red hair floated over her head. Rose was dressed in a form fitting red dress that went to the floor. Much like mine, hers was see through. Unlike mine the material fitted her delicate legs closely. Beneath the dress were foot covers that rose to her mid thigh. We were both being kept warm and comfortable.

Rose got up and looked me over, she frowned taking in my dirty features and wind knotted hair.

"The large woman, Mistress Nu-reeh, said you had disobeyed her Ciara. Were you hurt?" she asked touching my sleeve.

"No," I chuckled, "just left a little uncomfortable."

"It is very strange here," she whispered.

I nodded and took her hand and squeezed it. The mountains were a lot to take in, especially for someone as sheltered as Rose was.

"Your men," Damien asked looking around, "where are they?"

"They work, Keeper," Rose said politely, "they melt the ore the women mine and package it for sale."

"Mine sort the ore," Fuji added taking my other hand. "Have you seen the pool that they made for you, Ciara?" she directed to me.

I had and my men were fascinated by it.

"You swim in warm water every day," Fuji informed me pulling me toward the Olympic sized body of water. "It keeps you strong and healthy. My Master's Mistress wished that you continue to be strong and healthy, so she made this for you. It is even warm the way you like it," she finished as we stood right at the edge.

Evan dipped his fingers into the water and it was very comfortable. It even swirled against his fingers; something was moving the water beneath the surface. Kein knew water and he knew that would keep it from smelling odd.

"What is that?" Christof asked looking up.

I could see the clouds and sky outside. A piece of the roof was missing allowing light to spill in.

"The opening allows the water vapor out, so the room is not wet," Rose said cautiously.

Christof encouraged her to talk so she continued to explain. Strong air currents across the space above prevented the cold from coming in and sucked the water out. The women had found the room stored moisture before they added it. Basin's Mistress had calmly explained it to them when they asked its purpose.

The women had put an extraordinarily large amount of thought into this room. That much was obvious.

"Where do we rest?" Kein asked noting the three doorways along the far wall.

Rose pointed to the left most door way. She told the men it had been decorated and stocked with things for them. The other two rooms were for Basin's family and Stayne's family.

"I wonder why we are kept separate from the other men?" Christof asked looking around at our private space.

Rose answered him quietly. The other men didn't act well around slaves. They had foolishly harmed me before. No one else was permitted in this set of rooms. If the women found anyone here, they would kill them.

Damien was fine with that. He'd rather not have me around the men up here anyway. Bane walked toward their rooms and opened the leather drape that acted as the door.

After the last few days I expected an empty cave, that was not the case. We entered into the sitting room. Much like always the living area was dotted with several chairs around a fire pit. Kein lit the lamps and we went into the bed area.

The comfortable looking, round bed was there, draped in their colors and symbol. Off to the side was a closet. It had been well stocked with dresses for me and clothing for the men. Even boots were present in the closet. Nothing had been forgotten.

"Come look," I heard Christof say and I felt the strangeness reverberate through all of us.

We stepped back into the main room and through a leather cover I had not noticed before. Inside Kein lit the lamps and I stood looking at my own warm stone. It was a birthing room.

The birthing room was large, obviously meant to comfortably fit Nu-reeh should she choose to come in. This room would prevent me from having to give birth in Nu-reeh's quarters. I was grateful for the privacy, but terrified at the implications.

Nu-reeh truly meant to breed me so often I would need my own quarters for it. The thought depressed me terribly.

"Come on," Bane said pulling me toward another room, "let's bathe and settle in."

There was a bath in our quarters, as well as, a shower. It was a funny luxury the men thought. They'd be just as fine using the large bath out front, but I did like to bathe in privacy. We'd make me happy for now, particularly since I seemed upset.

The men and I stripped and filled the pool in our quarters with steaming water. They felt the cold melt out of their bones as they sunk into the warmth. I had not realized how uncomfortable they really were. The water brought their aches over the last many days to the forefront. It had been masked before.

"If we allowed misery to master us, it would make us a weak family," Damien said pulling me to straddle his lap. "We can depend on one another to double our strength-"

"-or doubly weaken it," Christof finished. "I do not understand the bonds the females share, but I imagine it is similar. They must bond with Sisters who increase their strength. It seems very important."

It did seem very important. I worried that the next girl know how to make good strong connections. From what Hannah had told me having a strong Sister that knew the world had been a wonderful thing. I wanted my daughters to know how to find that.

"I don't know how to teach her that," I said running the cloth slowly over Damien's chest. "Hannah never explained to me how she knew..."

I felt deficient again and the men groaned openly.

"Ciara," Damien said tilting my face until I looked into his eyes, "we are strong and capable. Our female children will be the same. Finding a Sister is probably like finding a Brother. She will know what we look for in one another and find the same thing in her family. You must cease this incessant worry. It is distracting and pointless."

I looked into Damien's eyes as the internal conversation took over. This stress I insisted on having may have been what fostered my irrational concern over Nu-reeh. They would not let me dwell this time.

"It's the truth," I insisted fisting my hands against Damien's chest.

They refused to listen or let me dwell on it. The memories I had of those times I claimed Nu-reeh controlled them were manifestations of illness in my mind. There was no use in replaying those events.

I was outnumbered. Pushing the memories away I let their combined consciousness take over. The girls would be fine and we would be fine. The worry floated away and I let it go.

"Good girl," Evan praised as he poured warm water over my hair to start cleaning it.

The bath was just what all of us needed. It was warm and relaxing. The water washed away the strain in their muscles as they cleaned away the dirt.

The men weren't particularly bothered by being dirty, but the cleanliness was expected of them. As children they had been trained that lack of concern over one's physical being indicated weakness. A man must keep himself in top condition at all times.

I remembered myunclesfor a moment. They'd never bathed well enough to wash away the stale sweat or the odor ofalcohol. Of course worrying over their physical health had been the last thing on their list. I remembered Uncle Eddy with his paunchy gut and toothless smile.

"Earth is a strange place," Christof said laughing at my memories.

We finished the bath and I was in much better spirits. The men were glad for my settled state of mind.

"We have questions," Bane told me quietly as we dressed.

They did have questions, for once we all did. Nu-reeh was acting so strange. Damien and his Brothers would make the rounds and find out what was going on. They planned to find their friends and ask the pertinent questions.

Rose was good for me, so the men felt safe leaving me with her. She would keep me from silly thoughts. They settled me at the table she was at and strode purposefully out of our new area.

Rose was thrilled to have me back. She'd been trying to work on the stories herself, but she didn't know enough words. Her owners' Mistress, Mistress Catna, wanted her productive. Rose had been making blankets for men in the compound, but enjoyed writing a great deal more. Since I was here, we could get back to that.

We knelt together on the comfortable kneeling chairs and talked for a moment before Rose insisted we do some work. The woman that owned Rose's men was quite insistent she not be lazy. Rose was terrified of the woman. She pressed the pad she'd been given into my hands and entreated me to begin.

I usually came up with what to write about and Rose made it sound good. I thought for several moments.

"We could write about scars," I offered drawing the symbol for that horrible creature absently on the pad.

The pad lit up and Rose put her hand over her mouth. It was a drawn replica of the Scar from many different angles. She pulled it closer and looked at it shuddering.

"What," she asked, "is that?"

The written words accompanying the drawing was too technical for me to fully understand. It resembled a scientific journal article written for specialists. I read what I could to Rose of the introduction. The information was very detailed.

"Read the whole thing," she requested politely. "Our story might be made better if we had more information."

I smiled and nodded. The light in Rose's eyes was like nothing I had seen from her before. A teacher, starved of all education, finally able to learn again. She looked radiant.

As I stumbled through the complicated passages, it struck me again. Rose's talents were wasted here. Slavery was a waste of her mind. Hannah was right. The way this world ran was stupid, stupid, stupid...

After we read the article, we wrote a simple story about how to disable and cook a Scar. Fuji looked at the pictures and determined she could draw it. The article described how to kill it and she depicted her men doing just that.

A sound got our attention and Rose and Fuji leapt up. I watched as a woman strode into the room with her female companion. My eyes misted as I recognized Hannah and Ra.

I flung myself at my daughter andhuggedher tight. Hannah gripped me and pulled me against her massive frame. We cried andhuggedfor several moments. When I was done with Hannah I gave Ra the same affection. From our first short meeting I realized it was expected.

"That is a strange way to greet," Fuji finally said from behind me. "My men did not instruct me to greet Mistress Nu-reeh this way. They told me not to touch her at all, in fact."

I laughed and turned to face my friends.

"This," I said with flourish, "is Hannah and her Sister, Ra. I would most certainly not greet Mistress Nu-reeh in such a fashion."

Rose looked stunned and Fuji just cocked her head at the new arrivals. They encouraged me to talk to Hannah and went back to what they had been doing. I got the feeling my daughter frightened Rose terribly.

I sat with Hannah and her Sister for a while and talked. Rose obviously was afraid, so we moved on the far side of the pool. The girls told me where they had been and where they were going. Hannah congratulated me on my pregnancy and Ra offered a blessing. They were happy it was a girl again.

"We will help her when she needs us," Hannah said smiling. "She may choose not to join us, but we will be here for her."

I was pleased Hannah would help her family out and told her so. Ra said they would stay and help me with the pregnancy now, but they could not. The girls were in the middle of athingthey told me, so they couldn't stay long. I didn't ask what thethingwas, but I wished it didn't have to take them away.

"Nu-reeh's a little...agitated," Hannah finally said. "She'll get an attitude if we stay right now."

I caught the look and the sly smile the girls had. They knew something. I wanted to ask, but was stopped.

"I made you adevotional, Mama," Hannah said suddenly handing me a slip of what felt like folded paper. "Just like on Earth you can read it and then burn it. I'm sureGodwill listen if you say the prayer like you did on Earth."

That was bizarre and made no sense, but I took the paper.

"Read it now, do the devotion while we are here,Mama. I think we will be blessed to see you burn it," Ra instructed politely.

I smiled lightly and looked between them. They must have confused something Ra remembered from Earth with something Hannah remembered. It was sweet they had thought about this strange religious thing. I would do whatever made them happy, even if it wasn't my culture they recalled.

Opening the letter the first words inEnglishsaid:Do not read out loud.

There is a resistance and we are part of it.

Daddy and his Brothers must learn to think for themselves.

The control the women like Nu-reeh have over the men can be broken. Daddy and his Brothers must concentrate and they can be free of Nu-reeh's control. You have seen how she does it. They will notice it if they pay attention. They can ignore the suggestions, but don't let her see them do it.

Men are being saved from the compounds and freed. We are helping. Ra and I are young, so we aren't permitted to do much now, except reconnaissance. As non breeding, young ones we travel freely almost everywhere.

We work for a powerful female. She and her Sisters wish freedom for all beings on the planet.

Slavery is wrong, Mama, and we will help end it.

Love,

Hannah and Ra

I looked up at my daughter stunned. The men were in my head. They had been walking, but stopped as the words from the letter flowed through the bond. I wasn't crazy.

"Say the devotional and burn it,Mama," Hannah said pointedly.

Nu-reeh could not see this simple piece of paper. It would endanger Hannah's very life I feared. I threw the message into the middle of the fire pit and didn't breath until it was burned away.

"The devotional,Mama, don't forget," Hannah reminded pointedly.

This was a game to Hannah and Ra, one they were winning. I could not be the weakest link. In whisperedEnglishI recited the pledge of allegiance to theflag. It was the only thing I could think to say. I saw Hannah fighting not to laugh.

Hannahhuggedme and so did Ra.

"TellDaddyI love him," Hannah said as she headed out the door. "We'll be through here as we travel. I love you,Mama."

I roused from my stunned state to call out my love for both girls, just before their wings disappeared.

I walked slowly back to Rose and Fuji on the other side of the pool, who both looked relieved.

"Are you sure," Rose asked hesitantly, "that is your daughter?"

I laughed hard. I couldn't help it. This day was so bizarre.

"Yes, that is my daughter and her Sister," I assured them squeezing Rose's hand.

Fuji spoke confidently. She told me Hannah resembled me in bone structure. Beneath the fur she could see her human features.

It was nearly impossible to pay attention to Fuji's commentary. The men were coming this way and they were shocked. The closer they got the louder their internal conversation was.

Ciara had not been wrong or delusional. Nu-reeh could control them. How dare she do that! This bond, this family, belonged to them not her.

My men marched into our area with fire in their eyes. I'd gotten used to the lines on their skin, usually it was just a subtle variation. Now it was easy to see they were darker and more pronounced. They were furious. I had never seen them this quite this angry before.

I stood and faced them feeling the aggression pouring into me. It concerned me on several levels. Before the desire to start striking something took over, I thought quickly.

Hannah must think we were being watched. If the men acted odd, Nu-reeh may not let her visit. Since we wanted to continue to get the information Hannah provided, we should calm down.

The men were masters of control. They'd trained their whole lives to use their emotions to strengthen and not weaken them. The shift was nearly instantaneous. We weren't angry anymore, we were in charge of ourselves.

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