Chapter 486
“She will not allow Ciara to be harmed,” Bane soothed his Brothers. “We will merely be uncomfortable until she is satisfied.”
We took the time to inspect the cave thoroughly. A hole in the back was for waste, we’d already found the water we could drink or use to wash with. The blankets would provide minimal bedding on the hard, cold floor.
“Guess this is why she told us not to insert Ciara’s plug,” Evan said staring at the bleak interior.
Not Like any of us would be thinking about sex while we were here. This place was going to be uncomfortable and trying. Nu-reeh would make sure of our discomfort.
I felt guilty, my face was chilly, but not the rest of me. Evan had bundled me in my long blue dress and, not one, but three brown outer layers. I’d been dressed very warmly for this excursion.
“She instructed us to,” Damien said patting my shoulder.
The men had me dressed in so many layers I’d be warm even at night. They had not understood the directive at first, now it made more sense.
We walked to the opening of the cave and found there was a sizable width before the drop off. It would be a near impossible feat to climb safely down, though. The men inspected the length of the shelf, counting their steps. It was perhaps a fifteen hundred steps each way. They found a pile of large rocks at one end.
I remembered my time in Nu-reeh’s care and knew what the rocks were for. Christof had done a similar chore when he was first brought to the mountains.
“They aren’t for Ciara, I’m sure,” Evan said. “I am quite certain we will have a chore every day, Brothers.”
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Moving the rocks was boring, repetitive work. The men hated the sorting room, this would be so much worse. At Least with the sorting room there was a point to the moving of the ore. Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
The sun was low but there was still some daylight left. The men took that as a sign they should start.
The rocks were obviously not intended for me. I just paced with the men and attempted to entertain them. I sang and told stories, anything to make the work more bearable.
I tried to enjoy the beautiful mountains, but that only went so far. The wind was cold and the men felt the chill even through their jackets. It got worse as the sun dipped Lower in the sky. The mountains were not a place they enjoyed.
I wasn’t silent until the huge shadow passed overhead. Nu-reeh dropped in front of us and we all stared at her. She dropped a small, wrapped container on the ground and glared at us.
“Do you know why you are here?” she asked.
“We disobeyed, Mistress,” we said as a group.
She explained to us our faults in detail. The men had used the plug when she had told them not to. I had gotten in a fight and then allowed myself to be injured. We had all refused healing when it was initially offered.
“You had no right to make any of those choices,” she explained cooly.
“You are mine. The breeder is mine. I want the vessel protected even at the expense of a life of one of my own. She will make many more for me, as long as she is healthy. You did not pay enough attention to her safety. In addition, never refuse the Healers and treat her as I wish, do you understand me?”
“Yes, Mistress.”
“This is for the slave only,” she said pointing to the small Lump on the ground.