Chapter 610
I heard the horrified sounds the men behind Gunth were making. Several stated that must have been what Stayne had told her they would do. Stayne just grunted a Laugh at that.
“My Brothers and I have put much effort into keeping this small creature healthy and fit. We know every nuance of her makeup. It would bring us no pleasure to see her destroyed. We are aware it could be done simply. You would do it and not even know,” Stayne said coolly.
“The clicking,” Gunth asked fiercely, “what was that?”
“When this creature will give her life in battle, she warns the opponent. That sound is well recognized on her home planet. It is considered honorable on her world to tell your combatant if you would die for your cause,” Stayne said simply.
No one really knew what to say to that. It could be the truth and it might not be. Stayne and his Brothers were the only ones here with any knowledge about Fuji.
“Humans,” Gunth said directing his comment to Rose and me, “speak to me honestly, is this true?”
I didn’t know and looked at Damien. He patted my back and gestured to Gunth.
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“Answer the man,” he said simply, “just tell him what you know.”
“I’m not sure, Sir,” I told him hesitantly.
“I’ve never heard that sound from her before and I’ve only seen her tail twice. Fuji has rarely spoken to me about her home planet.”
The men stared at Rose and I. Finally, Gunth spoke.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only
“The red haired one, Fuji, for now, may stay near her…former owners,“ the Last word seemed to be forced from his very depths. “The humans will be watched over by men of my choosing.”
I gripped Damien’s sleeve and Rose grabbed Basin.
“If you cannot let your former slaves go,” Gunth said to Damien and Basin, “we will send you back to your compound and keep the women, We have no use for those of your mindset in our camp.”
My eyes went wide as I stepped toward Gunth. Rose walked quickly to me and took my hand. Neither of us wanted to be the reason our men were sent back to the slave pen.
“Basin and his Brothers don’t think that way,” Rose said softly.
“Neither do Damien and his Brothers,” I added as we walked away from our families.
“I told you, I am not a slave of theirs, only Nu-reeh’s. My family set me free and trained me to fight with a sword. Do Masters normally train slaves to sword fight?”
I looked up and watched carefully as we approached Gunth. The big man seemed absolutely unmoved by my words. His mind was set on the matter of my family.
I wondered what his next move would be. It was to be a Lesson.
“The first thing,” he said as we settled in front of him, “that you both must do is look around.”
Rose was gripping my hand and staring at the ground. She was acting just like she’d been trained to. Despite our strange circumstances it took her a long time to look up into Gunth’s face.