“asked Mabon. The deep crimson stains rose up in his cheeks as he spoke. It was a warm summer’s day, and Mabon, Aesop, and Adam were on one of their security patrols just outside the entrance to the valley. Adam was playing with Lucky nearby, but out of earshot. Aesop sat down on a grassy knoll close to where Mabon was leaning against a tall, tattered paper birch, and laughed his light, soft laugh. “I’m told that such attractions were once a normal ambition for outsiders, but that desire... was taken from me shortly after I was born. I’ve always wondered what it feels like.” “It’s a strange and powerful wanting,” Mabon said. “Sometimes I feel a stirring down below my belt. My controllers trained me not to feel things like that. But now that they’re gone, the feelings are coming back. Sometimes when I look at Nora, all I can think about is how much I want to lie with her and hold her close. I’m always afraid she’ll guess my thoughts.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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