Today's reading was on the mountains we were currently in. For some odd
reason the women had different names for things. While the men referred to this
range as the blue mountains, the women called them the T’aran Mountains.
Soon I understood why the women had different names. The men’s term
harkened back to the way the hills reflected blue in certain light. That could
happen to many different ranges, though. The men only knew the one range, the
women knew the whole planet.
Rose knitted and I read. Every so often she stopped me and quizzed me on the
information. When I didn’t know the answers we went back and I found them.
Some of the information was complex and hard to understand. Other parts were
difficult for me to remember. Rose made up mnemonics with me and helped me
use the tool to get more out of the reading. She was a very good teacher.
We barely noticed as clattering talons announced Tosu’s appearance. Fuji, Rose
and I stood silently to greet her. She took in the surroundings and walked toward
us slowly.
“You have been reading out loud,“ she said when she reached us.
“Why is that?”
“I was not concentrating well, Mistress,” I told her honestly. “Reading to Rose
forces me to concentrate and not be...distracted. She has been helping me
learn.”
They must have been watching the monitors, I thought or they had the pad's
Listening function turned on. Either way it was creepy to be observed like that.
Compared to Nu-reeh this woman seemed so calm. I just did not trust her to stay
that way. The men were glad it was her, though. Although they'd seen her angry,
it was much Less frequent than they'd seen Nu-reeh that way.
“Tell me about what you learned,” she finally said settling before us. I repeated
what I remembered to her as calmly as I could. In my mind was Christof's
presence encouraging me. Allowing the stress of this situation to master me
would be dishonorable to the family. I had learned well. My instructions were to
maintain decorum and do as I was asked.
Tosu listened carefully and when I was done she coached me. I had missed
things she wanted me to know and concentrated on things she found irrelevant.
She was stern, but I believed more forgiving than Nu-reeh would have been.
As we finished a second large woman entered and Rose reached out gripping
my hand. It wasn't Nu-reeh or Dinah and I had no idea who it was. Tosu greeted
the new woman and told her Rose had be assisting me. Apparently, my human
friend helped me Learn.
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“Do not upset my men when you Learn things,” she barked out focusing on Rose.
“It is your job to make sure that one,” she pointed to me, “Learns.”
“Yes, Mistress Canta,” Rose said in a trembling voice.
It made sense to me now. The tall sinewy woman must own Basin and his
Brothers. She reminded me of Nu-reeh in a Lot of ways.
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“I was here before,” I said evasively. “I suppose I am just used to them.”