"It was what 'Jem was used to in her village. Get up early, get started on chores and things. She'd poke me with her fishing spear. Can you imagine how bad that smelled?" Kai makes a face. At least sometimes she'd used a freshly cut stick.

"Yeah...though at least it's not as many people as in a small town. Or a city." If that was the case, Kai would've ended up blending into the walls, never to be seen again.