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Kaspar protectedthe worst-case scenarios: beaten, bruised, taken against ive a danity, and I was like an ant beneath their boots

At least none of the in the h, and I was only bothered by them when I ventured outside to watch the commotion

They were training for so some kind of attack I didn’t knohat type, but drones buzzed through the sky as they drilled in weapons and in s to attack so it soon

The ht noise, chaos, and opportunity

Cards taught me a lesson Kaspar’sto use them They were a dead end

He had eyes everywhere, but he wasn’t perfect

More people meant resources were spread thin The drones could only watch so much space at once, and the cornfields were a perfect screen As I lounged around, sketching in a sry faces, bodies in different poses, I kept an eye on the different paths I could use to run away

Some part of me wanted to stay It was a stupid, weak, horrible part, but I felt the draard Kaspar growing His tongue was like heaven and hell, and when I cait like an addict, weakened down to nothing I was scared that I’d never get over this churning,lust

Kaspar leaned against the back doorfra around an outdoor table drinking beer and laughing together I looked back and flinched How long had he been watching me? He could be so quiet sometimes

“You’re pretty good” He wandered over, looking down at the drawing in my lap

“I haven’t drawn anything in a long ti the paper over so he couldn’t see it any to do”

“I disagree I think you have talent” He leaned against the railing, studyingthe men lately”

“It’s not what you think”

He raised his eyebrows “And what do I think?”

“It’s not—” I stopped myself I was about to say, sexual But he wouldn’t think that, not without lashing out “There’s just nothing else to do”

“I know you’re bored It won’t last forever We’re stuck here now, but soon things will be in ain”

“I find that hard to believe”