[ Already, Eden thought there were plenty of ways that could be better than the lottery. Maybe some kind of assessment and volunteer situation, so even the people having to choose the Foundlings knew more about what they were taking in. It just didn't seem... Right. To force it on everyone, when clearly they weren't hurting for numbers.

Oh, the poor thralls, though. Coming here was the first time she'd really seen them. ]

I think I might be a part of the minority of the lottery 'winners.' Don't get me wrong, I love and would do anything for my grandmother, but this sounded exciting. Sure, I had no choice to begin with, but I like the idea of being a part of something. To learn and do a whole bunch of things I never really thought about before. At least I decided to take it that way, instead of grieving the life that we get pulled away from.