225 Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Five – Mama, it’s Time to Go... 4yr

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The house looked subtly different from before. The many birdhouses were now mounted on the porch, for starters, and the small gardens and flowers had been left to go wild.

There was still a lot of traffic going in and out, as many women and few men bustled about here and there, getting ready for things.

The exclamations as Hazé came walking in from the back acreage were enough warning of her arrival, and she eyed the changes behind made archly.

It was subtly jarring, being around people who weren't Marked, and who she couldn't just flick a thought at to give orders, acknowledge, or converse with, even while doing other things. With Sama's Mark, she'd broken the 32 Intellect barrier, and had the four thought streams, which really, really helped with multi-tasking.

Still, it was just a shift back to an older paradigm, and she smiled at the women doing final gatherings of herbs and plants as she stepped up the back porch to the door.

"Mama, I'm home!" she called out, already hearing Mama giving directions from the former living room area.

"Oh, my sweet little girl!" Mama's smile was as infectious as ever, turning and sweeping up to embrace Hazé warmly.

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