They know what it’s like; their families
have been slaughtered or worked to death, their planets destroyed. They have
nothing to lose by helping.” Jess tried desperately to make them understand
that Julou’s plight was the same as their own. They were victims of the Relians,
just as she was.
“Jess, there’s no way I can look at
your injuries and believe you were only hurt when he wasn’t around.” Randor
tried to say it as kindly as he could, but he just couldn’t believe that this
Julou was as benevolent as she was leading them to believe.
“No, Julou didn’t come to the camp
until a few years ago. I was by myself with the camp until he arrived.
Everything changed when he got there and realized I was one of your children.
He made everyone in the camp think that he made me his personal slave. Being
bigger and stronger than the others, they didn’t argue with him.”
“They only hurt me when they knew
he’d be gone for a few hours. But we couldn’t do anything about it without them
figuring out he wasn’t working with them anymore. It was worth it just to know
how much damage they were doing to the Relians plans. To feel like in some way
I was helping by helping others escape them.”
“If he could help the others
escape, why didn’t he help you escape before now?” Amun asked angrily. He didn’t
believe that this Julou creature was really a friend to anyone, especially not
to Jess.
“There was really nowhere I could
go until Julou had come. I didn’t know anything about the outside world until
he came and started to teach me. He wanted to take me out of there all the
time, but I wouldn’t go. Where the other girls were going, they could help save
others and be of some use. There was nothing I could do there to help them. But
I could if I stayed. Besides, if I had ever escaped, they would have known Julou
was responsible, and they would have killed him.” Jess knew that if she could
just get them to talk to Julou that they would be able to see why they needed
to trust him and work with him and his people.
“Where were the other girls going?”
Reven asked curiously, this whole development was fascinating to him. He wasn’t
sure what to think about this Julou character, but the prospect of more allies
was very appealing now that they knew the Relians had a major presence in the
area.
“One of the girls they captured was
Truennia Demetrios. While she was there she told me about how her father had
found others like us and had taught them to fight and use their gifts to fight
against the Relians. She said that when I could help others escape I could give
them a way to contact her, and she’d help them.” Jess wasn’t sure why she was
starting to feel so tired. She’d woken up feeling better than she ever had;
she’d eaten wonderful food and hadn’t had to slave over the others in the camp,
so she had no idea why she felt this way.
“That must be Banatar’s daughter.
Do you know how to get hold of Banatar?” Randor added, referring to Banatar
Demetrios, he had been on the outpost with him.
“No, I never had a reason to know.
But Julou knows how to get him since he works with his people often.” Jess
answered.
“What does Julou and his people
want in return for their allegiance?” Ivint knew there had to be something that
they wanted in return and was suspicious of their intentions.
“Peace. Their world’s and families
destroyed, they have nowhere to go. Certain continents here remind them of
their home worlds, and they just want to get the Relians off the planet and
live in peace. They don’t even want revenge anymore. When they found out that
the majority of the Relian forces were prisoners like them, they couldn’t
continue to stay angry at them all when they were just like them. And more and
more of them are turning towards the rebellion every day. It’s why they are
losing control of everything. Even some of their own have gone rogue and are
working with Julou and his
have been slaughtered or worked to death, their planets destroyed. They have
nothing to lose by helping.” Jess tried desperately to make them understand
that Julou’s plight was the same as their own. They were victims of the Relians,
just as she was.
“Jess, there’s no way I can look at
your injuries and believe you were only hurt when he wasn’t around.” Randor
tried to say it as kindly as he could, but he just couldn’t believe that this
Julou was as benevolent as she was leading them to believe.
“No, Julou didn’t come to the camp
until a few years ago. I was by myself with the camp until he arrived.
Everything changed when he got there and realized I was one of your children.
He made everyone in the camp think that he made me his personal slave. Being
bigger and stronger than the others, they didn’t argue with him.”
“They only hurt me when they knew
he’d be gone for a few hours. But we couldn’t do anything about it without them
figuring out he wasn’t working with them anymore. It was worth it just to know
how much damage they were doing to the Relians plans. To feel like in some way
I was helping by helping others escape them.”
“If he could help the others
escape, why didn’t he help you escape before now?” Amun asked angrily. He didn’t
believe that this Julou creature was really a friend to anyone, especially not
to Jess.
“There was really nowhere I could
go until Julou had come. I didn’t know anything about the outside world until
he came and started to teach me. He wanted to take me out of there all the
time, but I wouldn’t go. Where the other girls were going, they could help save
others and be of some use. There was nothing I could do there to help them. But
I could if I stayed. Besides, if I had ever escaped, they would have known Julou
was responsible, and they would have killed him.” Jess knew that if she could
just get them to talk to Julou that they would be able to see why they needed
to trust him and work with him and his people.
“Where were the other girls going?”
Reven asked curiously, this whole development was fascinating to him. He wasn’t
sure what to think about this Julou character, but the prospect of more allies
was very appealing now that they knew the Relians had a major presence in the
area.
“One of the girls they captured was
Truennia Demetrios. While she was there she told me about how her father had
found others like us and had taught them to fight and use their gifts to fight
against the Relians. She said that when I could help others escape I could give
them a way to contact her, and she’d help them.” Jess wasn’t sure why she was
starting to feel so tired. She’d woken up feeling better than she ever had;
she’d eaten wonderful food and hadn’t had to slave over the others in the camp,
so she had no idea why she felt this way.
“That must be Banatar’s daughter.
Do you know how to get hold of Banatar?” Randor added, referring to Banatar
Demetrios, he had been on the outpost with him.
“No, I never had a reason to know.
But Julou knows how to get him since he works with his people often.” Jess
answered.
“What does Julou and his people
want in return for their allegiance?” Ivint knew there had to be something that
they wanted in return and was suspicious of their intentions.
“Peace. Their world’s and families
destroyed, they have nowhere to go. Certain continents here remind them of
their home worlds, and they just want to get the Relians off the planet and
live in peace. They don’t even want revenge anymore. When they found out that
the majority of the Relian forces were prisoners like them, they couldn’t
continue to stay angry at them all when they were just like them. And more and
more of them are turning towards the rebellion every day. It’s why they are
losing control of everything. Even some of their own have gone rogue and are
working with Julou and his
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