Chapter 263

“We care for what is ours. These slaves were too weak to survive alone. They require us to help them,” he said standing.

Christof disagreed politely. We would have done fine on our home worlds. Slavery was wrong. The taking and degrading of a creature such as a human was not honorable.

Basin wasn’t swayed by Christof’s argument. Rose had been delivered to them injured. It had taken them many turns of the small moon to heal her. The creatures slavers captured needed the care of strong, benevolent masters.

I watched Rose and she watched the floor. Later I would ask Rose what Basin was talking about. For now we sat quietly as the men held a polite debate on the issue.

Lunch was handed around. The conversation got back to the women and mountains. As we ate Damien and his brothers explained the mountains and the rules to their friends.

Even when I was connected to them there were things I didn’t know or wouldn’t have thought to tell the girls. The men talked