Daniel shook his head.  She was more then hard headed and perhaps he had been wrong in selecting her for his slave.  But something in the back of his head said no that she was the one he needed.  Why he had no idea.  He turned to Midnight and told the bird to go hunt.  At which he took off and flew a circle around where they were and chose his prey from a heard of Talbuk not to far away.  He would have a good meal and return to rest when he was done eating.  "Your afraid to even try aren't you?"  he asked her.  "Afraid that you will actually enjoy the life that has been handed to you."  he laughed.  "Yes afraid to try something that might make you change your mind about what kind of life you actually had on Earth.  I bet you were afraid to try anything new on Earth, to have any kind of real relationship with a man because you didn't want anyone to think you needed one."  he laughed again. " Afraid to commit, afraid to try something new, afraid to do something that was against the norm and might make you look different then many of your peers."  He shook his head.  "Yes Afraid of your own shadow."<br/><br/>He stirred the stew that was cooking and it began to fill the air with the smell of savory food.  From the things he had unpacked he produced to wooden bowls with wooden spoons.  He filled both with the contents of the pot and removed the pot from the fire.  He handed one of the bowls to Reese and then poured some liquid from a skin in wooden cups.  "This is watered down Paga.  Paga is a strong alcoholic beverage, but watered down it is something to have with a meal.  He also opened up the package with the sweet bread and broke a piece of it off and gave it to her.  "I am not a monster."  he grinned.  "This is the way life was long ago on Earth.  A simple way of life, one that worked for a long time."  He was still contemplating whether or not to just sell her when he reached Ar's Station and get a better slave, one that was trained.  He chuckled,  "Maybe you are right, I should sell you and get another slave.  You then can be sold to someone else that is not kind, and probably will beat you and use you when he wants and might even have others use you so he can gain favor with them.  There are indeed a lot worse Masters out there then I am."<br/><br/>When they had finished eating, he gathered the bowls, cooking pot and cups and washed them and put them away.  Midnight returned a short time later and landed.  He again nudged Reese with his beak, a sign of affection.  "Well boy you might not be seeing her in a little while."  He patted the Tarn's beak.  The Tarn cocked its head to one side and looked at Reese.