Chapter 71

Surprised, I looked up. I wasn’t trying to escape. With wide eyes I looked at Master Damien and shook my head. A hard look from him made the comment die in my throat.

“We will take it to the village,” he said decisively.

I’d been to the village. It didn’t seem that bad. I knew they wouldn’t let the shopkeepers touch me, so I wasn’t that worried.

I should have known something horrible was going to happen. I might have prepared myself for it, but I wasn’t thinking. When they didn’t put the plug in the next morning, I was glad they forgot. They didn’t dress me, but I didn’t let it bother me. We got on a transport like every other morning but it went the wrong way. All of this should have alerted me. I might have had the chance to beg them, but I didn’t.

We went toward the mountains. I watched as mile after mile of dry rough countryside passed underneath us. I just considered the beautiful scenery and didn’t wonder why we were going this way.

After a long w