Nadia “Options?” Ivy asks, looking warily between us. “You can do whatever you want,” I say, wanting it to be very clear to these women that they’re not trapped. “But the doctor has ordered a transport for you in the morning. We’ll make you comfortable tonight, but we’d like to send you down to a hospital a little north of here to –“ “What?” Ivy asks, her eyes widening, the word falling from her mouth on a huff of breath. She snaps her gaze between us, horrified. “N-no! We can’t go north! They’ll – they’ll enslave us! They’ll make us work for them! They’ll keep us in a room and send men to us –“ Grace stands straight, staring at the sisters, shocked. I exhale slowly, trying to stay calm for their sake. I was worried this would be their reaction. I’ve heard rumors about the Children of

