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“I told you we could NOT trust IT.” HoHo was sat sipping on a drink. A strong pungent aroma across her nostrils now filtering between her lips. HoJo had sat BoHo down and given her some of the same. She gulped it back, still shaking? They knew she was of a more nervous disposition. 
HoBo was her lover, her ‘companion’ He held her, softy whispering words of comfort to her. “We’re safe, NOW we KNOW we are better for knowing.”
She nodded, leaning her head in closer to him.The others were also VERY protective of each other. Stupid, ignorant, primitives?
The Human(a) had recognised their value. Well that of the older more aggressive and violent ones amongst them. The ones they had escaped, fled from; choosing NOT, to follow or leave with them.
Younger, more than aware, of their situation AND realising after establishing an encampment - albeit temporary settlement, that had a kind of hierachy to it. One, that afforded them all, a voice?
HoHo, was nominated with HoJo, to be their leaders. Whatever they decided was the final vote, the ones they listened to and directly or indirectly OBEYED without question.
This time they had been wary AND it seemed rightly so. Their recognised abilities re intuition ? A given respect for their wisdom, their having saved them but also kept them hidden. Moving into the caves was nuisance in itself experience but it could not outweigh the sense of being safe.
ALL of them, were sat in a large circle, listening as HoBo now told them what they had witnessed.
Those in such numbers, as to be terrifying? Nasty, violent and, NO one, could expect anything but cruelty and death.
Slavery, beyond even the Human(a) let alone their own b’stards who had sold them? To those who had kept them as their personal slaves, buying them, trading them and whoring then at will. What had the Cflen called it?
Ah yes,
the NATURE of the BEAST and the BEAST it has a name; HUMAN(a)
Now, they had not only their own, to prepare for, to battle, to defend themselves against but these strangers?
Whoever they were and, where they had come from?
What IT, had done to BoHo, sweet, cute and quiet she was loved by them for her timidity. YET she had taken on the challenge to go with the strangers. Foolish but brave.
The craft was huge. The numbers around it and encamped there were not just intimidating in their presence BUT also he had noted, well armed. Their weapons, craft and how they were trained for ?
“For now, no one needs to worry. We can hide out in the caves. Hoki and Koki have been exploring them. Mapping them out with some technology we took from the Human(a).
This area, is NOT known, we have not seen any others in this area. Hence why HoHo insisted we move to them.
There are, some areas, where we can set up some traps, should we get any unwanted visitors.
Also, traps for capturing animals; food! Our family will NOT live in fear. WE WILL stand together, STRONG together and protect what is OURS.
We have some weapons, of our own, that are not as powerful,
BUT still potent, in maiming AND, if it comes to it; KILLING.
Those of us, who have no qualms, about protecting OUR FAMILY, to the extent of KILLING; where it is OUR lives or theirs ? “ Their looks on some of their faces said it all. For those who had lived through the FEAR, the abuse, the enslavement with beatings and worse?
“PLEASE protect us. We ALL know what we have been through and NOW? They, want to take us, back to that hell? You WILL KILL them. I do NOT want any of US to give OUR lives BUT we WILL, HONOUR those who do. IF a partner gets killed we will make sure the remaining partner is well looked after.
WE will also seek to avenge our fallen. For every ONE of us they KILL we will KILL 10 of them.
At the moment this, may seem a little difficult to accept, given our current circumstances, BUT.”
She moved towards the entrance. A murmur of voices as from the shadows? A male of some stature.
A stranger and one that had them staring nervously.
“This is Lukk, he is from the Vae. A trusted friend of SoLo and BoBo. He protected SoLo from being attacked and taken when that filthy animal Jihami of the Human(a) sought to have his ‘slave’ submit to him. 
He, is NO friend of Human(a), we can trust him. HE, is going to go back to the Vae for us and, find out anything, that might be of use to us. Re the strangers, but most of all, to see if some from the Vae will be our allies.
His partner Lorei, is a weapons expert. She is already in the Vae. Her news will be I suspect of great value. There are according to his news, strangers in the Vae and it, sounds like, they are the same beings, as those we have encountered.
It was, thanks to Lorei, that they had the makeshift Vestiges’ they wore. Stores being raided, after the Human(a) had vanished. Some weapons but very limited and other equipment including clothing had taken priority.
As ‘Illegals’ and would be slaves, they had little in the way of anything other than what they had been given by their masters.
Even the females were kept almost naked by their masters.
She is also, an established friend, of someone, who is one sister with other sisters, as strong, AND POWERFUL as her.Lunar has knowledge of not only the rivers and lakes BUT the back woodland areas. She has agreed, to help us, find the weapons.
Even KoBi, knew she, could inflict some pain, on those who challenged her or, were stupid enough to. She had beaten down two would be Human(a) males attempting to way lay her?
Given her size and build, they had he had reasoned to be short of much need brain cells to be dumb enough to do that or so heavily intoxicated as to have their senses impaired, well certainly have any remaining sense knocked out of them. Hell he could still recall the crack of their jaw bones as her fists hit home.
As for weapons? When the Human(a) were in charge, they feared an uprising. Stashed weapons, burying them. We need to recover them.
The forest area, where they are to be found, will expose us to being discovered BUT, we need those weapon caches. Volunteers?” Solo grabbed hold of BoBo pulling him forward. “We have the details from Lorei..”
KoKi joined them. He would NOT allow HoKi, to go with them.
“My female will NOT be put at risk.” She did not argue with him, knowing all too well she did as she was told. She liked the way he was strong, determined but most of all protected her and she knew, he would, if it came to it; do so with his life.
Solo, was not, of the same mindset but, BoBo nodded AND she knew, she had no desire, to upset him. He would not ask it of her but she knew, he wanted her to remain. There were plenty of other tasks to take care of and them being there.
KoKi and BoBo were like brothers. Close and protective of each other. From history, they had been determined, to ensure their ‘FAMILY’ got away, from the hell of the Vae and, the Human(a) slavers.
KoBi, was pushed to now stand next to them. “He will join you. He;s a bit on the dumb side but makes up for it with his strength.” Which was true, he certainly had a good pair of fists.
In a fight, he could do some serious damage with them.
“He, will be there, to protect YOU, ALL of you. I am not sure if Lorei will be there. We have to proceed with care and NOT include her. There is a lot going on that may mean she has to be elsewhere.”
He smiled. “My guy will not disappoint you AND he has seen what they are capable of. Threatening our BoHo and no doubt planning on killing HoBo..” She had a fondness for BoHo but more as brother and sister.
HoBo, had shifted to join them, gripped by BoHo. KoKi had shaken his head at him. “NO! Your female needs you. After what you both went through, now is NOT the time to be apart! “
SiLo handed her some material to wipe he eyes. A tear or two and fear again that had momentarily kicked in at BoHo leaving her? Reassured, as he moved her close to him. “I’m here, not going anywhere.”
“Machinery will be good. We can use certain items to make weapons, improve our defences.” HoHo nodded. “Low level transporters will help move gear. I suspect we will need to keep them as LOW level as we can to stop them being tracked by the enemy.” SoLo nodded.
“Well, that is all I think, for this meeting? The next time, will be after, we have the weapons. Other materials.” They were about to end the meeting, when BoHo broke away from HoBo.
“We don’t know, what IT was, or who?” They stopped looked at her. “The one who saved me, saved us.” Silo had been watching the events that had followed the sudden appearance of the stranger. KoBi now nodded.
The ‘whistler’ as he called IT. A peculiarly dressed individual or being? A very powerful and God like creature. IT had powers. no doubting that.
They, had witnessed BoHo, being lifted away from the evil, to be gently placed on the ground, before IT, had called to them.
“YOU two, can come out of hiding! “ Silo and Kobo were being pulled out of hiding towards BoHo.
“Take her !” In front of them lay HoBo.
“ I am the Jester. You DO NOT, trust these beings! “ Then they were GONE. That was ITs name. ‘Jester’.
“So it would seem, we have a God like presence, amongst us and IT appears, to be protective towards us.
The evil, that attacked our BoHo was its target, got punished by IT?
BoHo dropped to her knees. “I give thanks to you..” Her voice tailed off. “Jester for saving us. Please look after us.” The others now joined in. “Please, Jester; look after us.” 
In the shadows, IT smiled. “We will meet again AND yes, I WILL protect you. I will NOT, see that evil win, without suffering for their arrogance, their savage indifference to others all in the name of their ‘Gods’.
The Zealot commander was furious. Zuke had been brought before him. That mark on his forehead? Burned into him like the hand of a hellish demon, carving it with all of the fires of hell at its behest; well at its fingertips.
One could say, he was indeed a ‘marked man’ though that might be a little insulting to other males.
No matter how hard he tried, he could NOT remove that mark. Worse still if you approached him the ‘dammed’ thing GLOWED. Like some neon sign.
NOT the first time, for some of the Zealots present, to have witnessed such on others. However IT also had a laugh, a laugh that would have you shake with fear.
A raw, deep penetrating your senses creating a massive adrenalin surge which had your body going into panic mode, that gotta flee moment or else. TERROR but most of all;
FEAR.
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