Babel Novel
Chapter 67
“Although my aim is better,” Master Evan said.
“Well, the conversation was to strength, not aim defending my point. From NôvelDrama.Org.
” I said bravely
Master Bane smirked and twirled a blade of grass in his fingers, “What about me slave? How does Damien stack up against me?” fou don’t throw the ball enough for me to tell,” I said desperately.
“I get the feeling you’d rather be knocking the other men down rather than fight over the balls.”
The men considered me quietly for several moments. They seemed Lost in their thoughts as the sky slowly darkened over us.
I started when I saw Master Damien had moved and was motioning for me to get up. Rising to my feet he bent and scooped up my kneeling place.
“You are correct, Ciara,” he murmured. “We are the perfect team.”
The next day at the Keepers, Christof came to feed me. We walked around outside and I plopped myself down in a clearing.
“What’s with your brother’s obsession about me picking the better player last night?” I groused. “I don’t Like being forced to pick between you all. It seems like it will just get me in trouble with the others.”
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“You got their attention when you told Evan he had the best aim,”
Christof said settling beside me. “They didn’t know you could tell the difference between them.”
I sat and looked at Christof strangely.
“There are lots of differences between you all. How would they think I don’t notice the differences between them?” I asked.
Christof handed me the bowl of food and sat beside me with his hands folded over his knees.
“We are all Damien’s family,” he said simply taking a bite of food from the bowl.
“You are five different men. Each of you is unique. Why would they think I can’t tell the difference between them?”
“We are a family, Ciara,” Christof said as though that should make the entire point.
“You are five individuals in a family,” I amended confused.
Christof chuckled and encouraged me to eat.
“It is so curious to me how you see things,” he said brushing the hair away from my face. “To anyone else we are only Damien’s family, a single unit. I know my brothers and I know there are differences between them. No one else really notices them that way. We all play a part of the family. We are all Damien’s family.”
“It’s hard not to see you as five different men,” I pondered.
“They like you to see that. I like you to see that,” he smiled and ‘looked suddenly shy.