Creating Captivity Quotes

“But do we want this?” Tarrian asked softly. “They are sentient beings, not beasts. Once we label them as pets, there’s no going back.” “Do you think any of them will survive if we don’t?” Hesarium countered. “If we make them pets, they’re safe and taken care of. And we get to keep them. None of you can honestly say you want to be parted from the humans”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“Liz’s answer was soft but filled with venom. “Isadora put a ring on my finger and then treated me like a slave. Norrium put a collar around my neck and treats me like a precious treasure.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“Human love can cure or prevent Fading. No one admits it. No healers research it. But everyone knows; Talins who own humans almost never suffer from the deadly Fading.”
― R.K. Munin, Craving Captivity

“This is making me understand the miners’ reaction in a whole new light,” Aubrey commented. “I thought they were being ridiculous, but now I get it. They wanted hugs. You guys are all touch starved.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“There is only one way to assure that humans will not only be accepted on Talarian but all of Talin-controlled space,” he explained. “That is if you are pets. Registered and collared pets.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“It was bad enough he’d had intercourse with her. It was taboo to have sex with other species but not illegal. If he was discovered having sex with a human, he’d have difficulty getting a job or building a career in politics, but he wouldn’t be fined or imprisoned. Scent-bonding was another issue altogether.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“We’re going to save all of you,” he told her. “Not just those of you here, but anywhere we can find you. I’m not sure how, but we’ll find other humans and bring them to Talarian. I’m going to make sure humans don’t go extinct. I promise.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“drugging the humans seemed the easiest way to slip collars around everyone’s necks without a fuss. He and his men had been hopeful the humans would wake and, after a little upset, accept the collars. They’d been so wrong. Pandemonium was the best way to describe the humans’ reaction.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“Not livestock,” Norrium argued, looking up from his Ident where he’d been scanning the law documents. “Pets. We need to label them as pets.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“The Living Items of War law stated that if there was no native to care for them, individual squadrons could claim livestock and pets as personal wealth. This was a way to cut through the red tape so valuable beasts or exotic pets didn’t die a wasteful death.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“Remember the Living Items of War law?” he asked them. “If we declare the humans livestock, we can claim them for ourselves under that law.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity

“If I do this, I’m no longer helping you,” he whispered into the air, answering his question out loud. “I’m coupling with you. I run the risk of my disgrace becoming public. And I can’t even ask you to keep it a secret because we can’t truly converse yet.”
― R.K. Munin, Creating Captivity