I watched behind her as my men scaled the cliff to follow her. They moved with
the ease of mountain goats, but it was still slow going. It wasn’t clear whether
they would be able to scale the entire surface without help.
Nu-reeh called to her Sisters and asked them to go get my men. Dinah made an
angry sound as was characteristic and Tosu just took off.
The women's area was massive. Fire pits were scattered around burning and
shedding light. A huge, sunken pit seemed to be radiating heat throughout the
space. Smaller caves dotted the perimeter of the room and went up the walls.
Great, winged women flew into and out of the openings. Far above us the ceiling
appeared to be missing allowing more light to spill in. Women were moving
around in the space going about their daily lives. They barely noticed us.
The Large cave Nu-reeh passed into was on the ground floor. Torches Lit the
area generously and I saw the walls were decorated with symbols
“These are the quarters I share with Dinah and Tosu, slave,” Nu-reeh informed
me.
The walls around us were covered in intricate symbols. They ran in long lines
down the walls. I recognized them as the family symbols the men wore.
Nu-reeh noticed my attention and looked proudly at the wall.
“Our men,” she said inclining her head, “those symbols represent the families
under our ownership. They are spread over several villages and compounds; and
of course, some are here in the mountains.”
Truly shocking, I thought. Nu-reeh and her Sisters could have their own
compound it seemed.
“These,” she said motioning her head, “are the family symbols for young females
under my care.”
It was another List of families, perhaps twenty in all. Nu-reeh and her sisters ran
a truly massive operation.
I was laid on a Large flat rock. I felt that it must be heated, because it was so
warm under my back. Nu-reeh slipped my bloody, wet gown off my head and
tossed it to the floor. My foot covers were also removed. I lay panting and staring
at the ceiling as the next shuddering contraction ripped through me.
I'd seen my cousin give birth, but I had no idea what I should be doing to help the
birthing process. She'd had her head up so she could wrap her arms around her
stomach and grab her Legs to push. Laid flat on a rock, even with my Knees
bent, I couldn't get in that position. My inability made me want to scream. I felt
like I would fail before I started.
Christof was behind me suddenly. He raised me to lean against him between his
Legs, so I held the position I thought I should be in. Now I could wrap my arms
around my stomach.
“Better, Ciara?” he asked through the bond.
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“Yes, thank you,” I answered the same way as Kein wiped the tears off my face.
We sat like that and my men just watched me curiously as the contractions
continued. It was such a strange sensation, they couldn't get over it. Pain was
part of life, but this was unique.
The stretching and pressure on my lower half was Like nothing they'd every
experienced. They equated it to really having to use the lacquered pot, but that
had never been Like this. Evan paced nervously feeling uncomfortable with the
sensation. Eventually Damien knew we had to get control of ourselves.
The pain would not break us. Knowledge of how to deal with discomfort and the
ability to refocus my mind became forefront. My breathing deepened, as much as
it could, and I felt steadier.
Their experience with pain somehow made it more bearable. Damien planned
our breathing and kept us balanced. I was grateful and let my mind feel through
them.
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Nu-reeh passed in and out watching
us, but otherwise just left us alone.
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The pain began to grow quickly. The
contractions came closer and closer
together until I felt I was gia E
apart. an buffer it
was awful and unfathomable. I
pushed and screamed and suddenly
it faded. Wet wiggling between my
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Nu-reeh reached between my Legs
and lifted a a flesh colored mass into
the air by a leg. Using avlaw She
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Dinah seared the ends closed with a
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“Give her to me,” I croaked out reaching.