Chapter 470

The main concern most all Paterians had revolved around the ore. Now that we were living openly, the men’s opinions could be advertised. Kana had been right about how the freemen viewed the sale of the ore. They’d had to stifle their objections to stay hidden. We weren’t hiding now, though.

The free men were vocal and persistent. Women from the camps seemed to share this mindset. It didn’t look like the sales would continue and that infuriated the slaving women.

Many of the slaving women had based their life’s success on how much they earned from sale of the ore. Not that the proceeds had any worth or use, it was just a measure of how good a miner you were. The idea of stopping the sale was a big change for the women.

There were debates and talks amongst the various camps. Meetings that took place all over the planet indicated the same thing. Free Paterians didn’t like the idea of selling the ore off the planet. That ore represented Paterian flesh and blood, or it