We call you concubines because that sounds better, but I prefer to speak truth." Understand that slavery is a necessary evil here, not a good thing to...be celebrated. Throughout most of the Diaspora, and certainly in my home and in every home I have authority over, all slaves will be re-tested at least once a year to see if they meet the requirements to become free. If that happens, you will no longer belong to me. You will not be allowed to return to Earth, but you can go anywhere in the. I had worn gloves all the time and left no traces of my visit. Nearly an hour later I pulled in my own garage and the door closed automaticallybehind the car. There was a wheelchair ready and it was a simple matter torelease the bindings holding her in the car and move her to the chair. I liftedher bound arms over the back of the chair to allow her to sit upright. Usingcord from the car I tied her feet to the footrest, ran another piece from thehandcuffs to the brace under the back of the seat. She smiled a patronizing little smile at Sophia to cover her conversation.“In discussions with the Earth-at AI and analysis of his current scores, I believe they are currently accurate,” the AI said after a rather long pause. “This defect is why he has not been scored higher.”“Higher? He has a freaking eight point eight already, how much higher could he go?”“Considerably higher, actually. Calix Flynn Gebel’s mind is – unusual, for a human,” the AI’s reply was unusually slow. In a human, Octavia. Now, even the time we spent together was time we each spent alone.Sunny would have recognized the difference in her relationship with Louis very quickly. I felt like I stumbled onto it. Jeff wouldn't have been aware of its existence until it was time for us to break up. I had to do something."Jeff, I want you to remember me telling you to remember this request that you remember it."He didn't have to say, "What?" It was implicit in his dazed look."That's all. Just remember."I needed to prepare.