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Gan’s narration is providing the context of how the Preserve came to exist and how he came to belong to T’Gatoi. Although Gan and T’Gatoi’s relationship does develop into one of affection, and by the end of the story is nearly a relationship between equals, it starts out as a clear case of ownership. T’Gatoi protects the Terrans and the Preserve, but she also effectively owns them, as Gan notes while describing her authority: “The Preserve was hers…”
T’Gatoi’s authority over the Preserve at large works as a parallel to her ownership of Gan, which T’Gatoi initially sees essentially as…