Chapter 393

Reed and Hassar thought that was a brilliant plan. They had been offended that Rose and I weren’t even taught what to eat by our past ‘masters.’ One of the first steps to being more self-sufficient would be to know about food. While we were out there the men could teach us other things as well.

Gunth and his brothers delivered us to Armant and his family after the morning meal. The little clothing shop was already bustling as Rose and me were given a seat. Men were dropping off things for repair or picking up completed orders. Most were in a hurry, but they made a point to quickly introduce themselves before they left.

I noted several families toted infants and small children with them. The men carried the little, furred girls and tiny boys the way I had carried mine. The young were bundled and wrapped before being strapped to the chest of one of the men in the family. I mourned that my own children had never known their male breeders this way.

It was especially st