"***"We're returning to Timeline 0579 in force." Master Baron Kian Saber remainedat attention as his fleet lord's deep, melodious voice filled the fla...officer's private chamber. "You're the first line officer to be informed ofthis development." May I ask why, milord?"The fleet lord, his face obscured by shadows, inclined his head. "It's areward, of sorts. The information relayed by your observers proved to be moreenlightening than first thought." I was led to believe that Enlil was of no. I'd learned not to cry a long time ago. Not asking why took a little longer, but all of my questions went away eventually. That's what it is to be a slave. I was numb now, except in my dreams, and numbness is a thing you can't understand until you feel it. Until it consumes you. Becomes you."You go on television today." There was the clattering of a metal tray being shoved under the bars, kicked towards me so that the cold hard rice was caught and tumbled off to flake on the floor.I scrambled. Transgender. I just didn’t want to get outed in such a way, but I didn’t want to get arrested, either. Please, can’t you see that I’m really her, not him, but that this is my legal ID? It’s all part of the transition, sir. I’m on the hormones right now, in fact, and they’re making me more emotional than I used to be by far, not that I was that insensitive for a start,” Francesca clarified, her eyes growing like saucers.“I ... see. Sorry, miss. I didn’t mean to cause you trouble. It’s just part. But as she came closer to all of them, she noticed the gold masks covering their eyes and foreheads. She swallowed loudly. Before she knew it, she was being yanked away by Will's body guards. She whimpered and tried to shake them away but they held her still. "Will, what's going on?" she gasped. But there was no reply. Instead, the bodyguards cuffed one of her hands. There, at the very center of the circle of men was a pole. The body guards cuffed her hands back around the pole and made.