Page 61 of Citiali: Teach
I laugh. She is that. Keylan is right, they have a whole tiny tent city wedged in between bigger tents. Bits are roaming but I don’t see Cai and Gregor so I call them getting everyone’s attention. A little Brother points. “Guardian there.” We walk to the two little tents. “Cai, Gregor.”
Cai pokes his head out of the one to the right. “Teach tent Boss. You see?”
I smile. “I’d never fit, Brother. I have something for you. I told Cort about your shirt and breeches. Mucimi dropped these off for you and Gregor.”
His eyes light up. “Gregor have breeches?”
“Yep. For you and Gregor. He may need some help with the leg but I can’t fit in your tent and you can’t be alone with a Brother.”
He turns and speaks in Russian. I laugh at Gregor’s cheer. “Protector tent, Boss?” Cai asks with a hopeful look.
I look at where he points. “That works. Let’s get you comfortable.”
Walker laughs when they run. “I’m glad he got the skeleton.”
I nod and watch a Brother look up from the Bits and nod. “Boss, I know VP. You’re Guardian?”
I shake my head and point to the logo on my shirt, Mucimi thinks of everything, I’m glad it’s there now. “Teach. I’m Citiali and thanks for checking on that.”
He stands fast. “Sorry, Boss. Thanks for what you did. They don’t explain but it’s big.”
I smile at Walker. Not even the Brothers know. I throw him chin. “Thanks for the tent.”
I step in and look back at Walker. “At the opening with it open? I never did this. We made a shirt.”
He laughs. “Go ahead, he’s already undressed.”
Shit. I bend and tear the paper pulling the clothes out fast. Cai is smaller than Gregor. I stop that and smile seeing the names. “Cai, you got two sets each.” The little Brother laughs making me smile and relax. I snap the pants out seeing right away the wider leg. “This can go over your leg, Gregor.”
He sits in front of me and I get his legs covered. I float him up. “Just watch the foot and knee joint getting them on but they didn’t snag too much.”
He nods looking for a zipper. I laugh. “Nature made would mean metals, but we’re simpler than that. Here.” I show him the bit of wood and loop. “Slide it through and you’re done. It’s to the side on purpose.” We get his shirt on and I fold their clothes while they get moccasins on. Gregor has this.
When they stand, I hold their folded and second set of clothes out to them. Cai doesn’t take his but walks in between my arms and hugs me. I kiss his head then Gregors. “You look ready to have some fun or relax after a hard day’s work. Proud you’re mine, Brothers.”
They take their piles and run. Walker laughs.
We head back to the Cort tent compound. “Will Gregor be able to get it over the foot himself?” Walker doesn’t talk much so this must bother him.
“Yeah, it didn’t snag when he put his hands at the bottom like I did. He had it.”
“Cai looked like he was going to cry with that big smile on.”
I nod. “They’re thankful for everything. Cai told me about his time as a slave. He loved learning from us but I think it was the time we spent. He was terrified of being in the middle of acrowd of Brothers. Hemy saw it and had him on Little Brothers with me, then he became my little Brother.”
He puts his hand on my shoulder. “You’re a good Brother. I never helped an Alpha-Bit dress either.”
I laugh and sit a couple down from before. Cort throws us chin.
“They like them?”
Walker tells him about Gregor able to get the breeches on and Cai almost crying happy. We settle in and I don’t mind the crowd tonight.
“Where are the ol’ ladies?” Walker isn’t stressed so he knows they’re here.
I point to the next tent city that’s just a couple of bigger tents. “They got nail stuff and mirrors and house shit in there.” A full dining room set is in there but he doesn’t need that.
He nods, not at all surprised. “I’m glad they’re close.”
