Chapter 80

Krithdeker as a teacher was an improvement, Amelia decided. Rather than barking words at them and insisting that they respond by rote, he spoke at length about the history of his people and the roles of dominants and submissives within the culture – some of which Rikash or Nadyr had spoken to her about. After an hour, he told them that they could speak amongst themselves, and he moved to the dining table with one of the tablet devices, appearing to become very absorbed in what scrolled across the screen before him. Amelia knew from experience that they were not as absorbed as they appeared to be, and that he would be listening to anything spoken of by the submissives in the group. Chris, the only one of Verika s men that was permitted to speak, leaned forward into her line of sight. "Lilith?" He whispered. She looked away from him. "Who is Lilith?" Jules wondered. "She did belong to Krithdeker," Chris barely breathed it. Amelia saw