”“But as of this afternoon, I’ll be your only slavegirl.”“Well, he doesn’t have to know that. Tell him that Faith was my slave as an examp...e of what my slaves are like. And if she decides to return, he can borrow her.”“How many slavegirls will you have?”“Two, if Faith returns. Probably only one if she doesn’t. I think you’ll be a handful anyways.”“Let’s go find the girls,” Jane continued. “You know, I had been thinking of making him Kim’s co-owner too but that won’t work for the same reason it. Yuan had had to win back the trustof his gang after discovering his power, which may not have happened atall if they had not enjoyed such a strong bond to begin with. From thatangle, Yuan understood her loneliness.It's also easy to imagine the damage she could do, though, whispered alittle voice in the back of Yuan's mind. Would accepting her for hersake be worth the risk if she decided to turn on them? Yuan shook hishead, making Caetlyn's locks sway in his vision in front of her. He cautiously entered the roomand surveyed the carnage, seeing bodies strewn about the room. He racedover to the main computer and activated the lockdown sequence for thefacility. It would also arm the weapons in the hallways, which wereprogrammed to attack anyone not entered in the system and not wearingtheir electronic ID badge.He exited the room through another hallway, making his way down to thenext room. The autogun in the corner turned towards him. He startedsweating as it scanned his ID,. With her people, the segregation would be obvious. Colors would be segregated from Metals, and the Metals would be serving the Colors. The Priesthood would be at odds with the Council, and they both would be at odds with the Senate. While there might be a short, unstable truce, it would not be long until wholesale warfare broke out.Her people could not come together like this. It would be a bloodbath.So, how were these gentle people the enemy? How could she reconcile it? None of them knew her.