Chapter 32 - Decisions...
Man, making decisions is hard.
It’s already hard enough when you are only making decisions for yourself. But when you are making decisions that will directly impact the lives of others, it’s even harder.
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I’m lying on the bed I share with Yaci. She’s as naked as yesterday, but that’s far from bothering me right now.
I have to decide what to do.
If I heed the Loa’s words, I’ll gain some extra power, which is always welcome. But the biggest prize there is the tribe’s help.
With it, not only the beastkin will have a place to go after being freed, but also myself and my mother.
The downside: three more years of suffering for them.
The other option is to go right now, even tomorrow at dawn if I decide to go that route.
That would shorten their captivity time by three years. But there won’t be anyone waiting for us outside, sheltering us.
Some of the women there were slaves all their lives. They don’t know the first thing about surviving the wilderness.