Chapter 159

I shuddered as he sifted through all the new ways they had learned to punish Earth slaves. The men from the red mountains liked slaves with spirit and knew well how to tame them. Master Damien would have no trouble putting that new knowledge to good use if I made problems.

I rose and kissed his lips. His concern was sweet, even if his way of showing it was bizarre. My master just didn’t want me to do something foolish and injure myself. I was apt to get injured even in the safest of circumstances and the mountains were a dangerous place.

Like some strange sitcom, I kissed each man good bye and wished them all a good day. Christof said good bye last and reminded me to stay in their rooms and out of trouble. I swore to do what they had said.

Once my men were gone I pulled the cleaning supplies out of the closet. It was much like the compound, so I knew how to use all of it. Since I disliked cleaning the bathroom, I went there first, to get it over with.

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