I helped with a number of chores in the kitchen. I even found myself having a normal conversation with Cara and the other two women thereby getting to know them better. They were so much nicer than Grace and Mirta back in the slave kitchen. But then again, these two worked in better conditions.

Mrs. Mary Miller had two teenage daughters and her husband was one of the top warriors of the pack. Her counterpart Miss Agnes Keller had never got married and did not have children because her mate died when she was quite young. She had never been interested in being with anyone after that. She was proud...