Hannah's wings had fascinated me. Each wing was divided into three sections.
At each transition point was a fleshy barb. It wasn't nearly as hard as the ones
the adult women had, I hoped that changed with age.
By her third moon I could appreciate the changes in Hannah's wings. Over time
Hannah had learned to control the spans of flesh and she now moved them with
ease and assurance. Except for their smaller size they looked much Like the
older women’s wings.
I talked to her about the amazing places her wings could carry her. Reminding
her of Nu-reeh’s stories, I hoped she would also see wonderful things. The
conversation usually infuriated Hannah.
She told me she had no need to see this world. Land was Land, mountains were
mountains, and the sea was the sea. It didn’t matter if it was somewhere
different. She always went back to playing with her toys and refused to talk about
it further.
That's what she said and I heard her, but it wasn't how she acted. Hannah stared
at the sky when we passed openings in the mountains. She explored the Limited
world she had voraciously. I saw her true desire even though she tried to hide it.
Hannah grew rapidly and she fed from me frequently, much more than a human
child would. I produced enormous amounts of milk, but I feared it was barely
adequate. Hannah stood the height of an average toddler, but Nu-reeh had
commented she was small. I ate and drank frequently to have enough energy to
make enough milk.
I'm sure it didn’t help my overall health when I started to menstruate again. Those
days I felt as though energy flowed from me in every direction. It made me tired,
cranky and hungry. Despite how hard I tried I could barely keep up with the
demands on my body.
Hannah's relationship with Damien and his Brothers was always strained. She
harbored a large amount of anger toward them and nothing I could say seemed
to quell it. I still tried, though.
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Every day I talked to her about the importance of treating men well. I feared she
would treat her own men poorly when the time came. That would just make
things worse.
One day during her fourth moon I even told her my suspicions about the way the
women could control the men. I advised her that she probably had a great deal
more power over men besides just strength. This was new information and
Hannah pondered it.
1 reminded her of the times it seemed Like Nu-reeh had controlled the bond.
Hannah had those memories also and understanding lit her face.
“I wonder how she did it,” Hannah said and I had to shake my head.
1 wasn't sure either.
“Perhaps,” I said, “one day when you are older, you could ask. I'm not sure I
should know.”
It wasn't much help, but it's all I could offer her.
Hannah and I still took our afternoon walks around the caves. She was incredibly
curious and explorative. She would climb the walls and and crawl deep into
crevices to examine things if they interested her. It was during one of those walks
she discovered she could fly.
We walked to an area where the floor just dropped way. Hannah wanted to see
what was on the other side of the pit whose bottom lay at least twenty stories
below us.
“I'LL crawl down, Mama,” she told me and scurried toward the Ledge. While I
Liked to encourage her curious nature, this was too dangerous. “No,” I told her
sharply, “it's not safe. Come back here.”
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“Yes, d-d-don't do it again, Hannah. Stay there, let me get someone to help you!”
“Why?”
“Hannah, you could get hurt,” I said getting exasperated, but calming down
slightly.