I’m still learning how this whole thing works, and to be honest, Gerda was a complete surprise. Between us, there is some kind of magical bond that ...llows me to tell them what to do, to a certain extent.”Kal’s mother didn’t seem happy with his explanation, her eyes narrowing further, “Sounds awfully close to slavery.”Kal shook his head, “It’s nothing of the sort, since I claimed Ikuno she has gone against my wishes many times. When I asked her about it she told me that if she has a good enough. Adudagi eina mahakki makhut namma malise toubirammi. Khubak tagi chum noibana pambom amuk noiraga tamna tmna mahakki chgraktu nanbirammi aduga tamna amuk chgrak mayagi makhom ga thbakka tainnaba mapham aduda chu tammna nanbirammi aduga mahakki khubak tuna eigi aringba tiduda tamna thenghalammi mahak karimtahaide.Eina nungaibara ahibada nungai hai. Eina bijaya nangi naphi che hakchang nambib a nungaite naphi hongdoroku. Ei nachache fresh oihange hairammi. Mahak bathroom da changaga phanek apaba. By the way our parents worked together in a real estate office in the town. Dad could easily see the concern on mom’s face and told her to take it easy while he spoke to both of us telling to be watchful. Dad told us keh hum ab kids nahi thay and we had to be behaving like grownups. Dad ne humein paisay bhi diye takeh hum cooking kernay ki bajaaye food deliver kerwa sakein.Mujhay apnay ears par yaqeen nahi aa raha tha when they told us of their return by late Sunday night. Mein es baat se. All the others fall back a bit and wait.“I am glad to see that you are awake. I was worried they had broken you. I am going to give you some medicine to help with the aches and pains as well as examine you to make sure you are alright everywhere. Do you have any questions, besides the obvious?”She tries to speak, her throat is sore and raw. She is finally able to squeak out, “Where am I?”The woman waves for another woman to approach. “You are in the mountains obviously, right now I will not.