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RendEL. She hadn’t taken it well when RendEL told her he was going to pursue Cassie. The female attacked Cassie in public. One of the Katieran Laws stated plainly that females and young are to be protected at all times. For the Earth female to endanger the life of a precious young could have resulted in her own death. RendEL took a different approach by having her confined to her suite until she could be returned to Earth. However, now her father had come to Katiera and he was demanding to see his daughter. Things had just got a lot more complicated.
     
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    An hour and a half later, AriELa showed Miss Carreli to her suite where her family was waiting. She took the opportunity to ask her some questions, “Miss Carreli, are all females on Earth treated with equal respect as the males?”
    “For the most part. There are still areas of the world that pay men more, give the men higher-ranking positions in the military and government. But with women far outnumbering the men on Earth, many positions have to go to the women.”
    “What are the males like on Earth?”
    Miss Carreli laughed. “Men are almost the same everywhere you go. You’ll find good men, bad men, weak men, strong men, men who treat you like they think they are your father, and men who want you to treat them like you were their mother. They’re just…men.”
    AriELa wasn’t sure about all she was saying. She didn’t have a lot of experience with men. None, in fact. She was as untouched as the rare and delicate lotus bloom on the fourth quadrant Luna. No one touches it in fear of making it die. Yet without touch, the lotus bloom lives a shorter shelf life than all other plants in the Katieran Solar System.
    She parted ways with Miss Carreli and headed back to her suite. On her way to the eighth floor, she encountered TarAK, who had been tasked as Cassie’s security while the EWG was on Katiera, being relieved from duty by RendEL.
    She nodded her head but didn’t talk to him. She could feel his eyes following her all the way down the hallway, but he didn’t approach. That was the story of her life. Men might look at her, but they didn’t come near her. It hurt and made her angry at the same time.
     
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    The next few days seemed to go by so slowly. She and her aunt hosted quite a few activities involving the EWG. At first the Earth males did not seem to have the same attitude toward approaching her, but the moment they realized she was a Prima and what Prima was, they backed off.
    Her aunt had begun to dress differently as well. Normally her Katieran dresses were conservative and often had straps for each arm. However lately, she noticed her aunt wore dresses that had one neck strap or no straps at all. She also started to wear her long hair down. AriELa suspected it had something to do with Leo Carreli, Lindsey’s father. They had started spending a lot of time together.
    She was happy for her aunt. She had taken AriELa in her home to raise after her family had been attacked and killed by the Morins. She was like a second mother to her and SandELa deserved to be happy. AriELa just wished that she could find happiness for herself.
    In fact, there were times AriELa watched over Leo’s youngest daughter, Lisa, whenever Lindsey wasn’t available. She enjoyed spending time with the little girl. She taught her the most about Earth and in turn, she taught the little girl more about Katiera. Lisa especially loved to hear the stories involving the Goddess KatieRI.
    “What does the Goddess look like?” little Lisa asked her with a child’s curiosity.
    “There are varying stories about the Goddess KatieRI. But most of those describe her as being much darker in her appearance.” She quoted the poem her mother had told her when she had been a young:
     
    “Our Goddess KatieRI,
    a lovely vision in white.
    Her smooth ebony skin,
    as dark as the night.
    With silky, black hair,
    twinkling suns in her eyes.
    Her beauty so fair,
    her love be the