neck.
“Please don’t hurt her. It’s me you’re angry at. Please put her down.”
Dare dropped Maggie and quickly spun around to face the person she was most angry at… most hurt by her betrayal.
“Uh… Dare I can’t let you kill them. Or even hurt them. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why you would want to… can’t say I blame you. But Ivint ordered me and Gibly to protect them. And since you’re here too… well we gotta protect you too. So promise not to kill them.” David said to the enraged woman, trying to hide his nervousness at the swirling amber of her eyes.
Dare stared at the Navy seal that she had helped Jax recruit before she’d been captured and could see his determination to follow his orders. It was one of the things that had impressed her and Jax.
Tricia ran to Maggie to make sure she was alright and Dare allowed Thorn and the little ones to calm her before nodding her head to David.
“ I’m fine David. Thank you. Balduen is telling me about the dark ones now. Give me a second.” Dare ignored everyone as she listened intently to what Balduen and Dread were explaining to her through the Shengari’.
*****
Koda stared nervously at the Valendran Commander, before clearing his throat.
“Commander Torenson, I have been informed by my brother Traze that your father has spoken to you. He and Risk should be sending you the information we have on Dagog’s ships. The quick lesson is aim your weapons at the hull on the underside of the ship. You’ll see a large protrusion that stands out from the rest of the hull.”
“It’s a major power center. The crystals he used to power the vessel are very unstable and required them to be ‘vented’ directly into space. If you hit that power center, the entire ship blows.”
“Other areas of weakness are being sent to you. If you have any questions, you better ask them quick, we only have another few minutes before they arrive.” Koda explained to the High Councilor’s son and commander of the Valendran ship, Adaria.
He would never admit it, especially not to Grai or Traze, but he was nervous. Not about his brother Dagog, he did not fear death; it was the Valendrans, who worried him. His blessed mother had told him, Grai and Dagog so many stories about her people. About a world where people didn’t enjoy your pain or seek to cause it.
It was a dream world where he would hide within, in his mind, when the pain became too great or when he felt like breaking. He’d never thought to ever be a part of that world. However, here he was, and he was terrified that he would screw it up.
“You must be Koda. We’ve been getting the information from the kids for several minutes now. Did you notice there is a door, near the dining hall on the plans that they use to eject waste? It looks like another power core is on the other side , right?” Scaden asked the Relian.
He and most of the ship not currently at battle stations, were watching the Relian curiously on the vid comm. All the people staring at him didn’t seem to faze the Relian at all and Scaden had to give him a little grudging respect for his steady nerves under the circumstances.
“Damn, I can’t say I’d want to be him right now. His brother is coming at him head on to kill him, and his eternal enemy is at his back. He’s either brave or seriously stupid.” One of Scaden’s men uttered from behind him causing snickers to erupt among his men.
“I would call it hope. And an unwavering faith in th e hope that one day we can find a place of peace. The same peace you probably take for granted. And yes Commander, that is one of the locations they should be sending to you.” Koda responded without any anger. He could understand why they would mock and distrust him. He and Grai had known that they would have another fight on their hands just trying to make anyone believe that they were being truthful.
Scaden studied the Relian as he spoke and noted the resignation in his tone and
“Please don’t hurt her. It’s me you’re angry at. Please put her down.”
Dare dropped Maggie and quickly spun around to face the person she was most angry at… most hurt by her betrayal.
“Uh… Dare I can’t let you kill them. Or even hurt them. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why you would want to… can’t say I blame you. But Ivint ordered me and Gibly to protect them. And since you’re here too… well we gotta protect you too. So promise not to kill them.” David said to the enraged woman, trying to hide his nervousness at the swirling amber of her eyes.
Dare stared at the Navy seal that she had helped Jax recruit before she’d been captured and could see his determination to follow his orders. It was one of the things that had impressed her and Jax.
Tricia ran to Maggie to make sure she was alright and Dare allowed Thorn and the little ones to calm her before nodding her head to David.
“ I’m fine David. Thank you. Balduen is telling me about the dark ones now. Give me a second.” Dare ignored everyone as she listened intently to what Balduen and Dread were explaining to her through the Shengari’.
*****
Koda stared nervously at the Valendran Commander, before clearing his throat.
“Commander Torenson, I have been informed by my brother Traze that your father has spoken to you. He and Risk should be sending you the information we have on Dagog’s ships. The quick lesson is aim your weapons at the hull on the underside of the ship. You’ll see a large protrusion that stands out from the rest of the hull.”
“It’s a major power center. The crystals he used to power the vessel are very unstable and required them to be ‘vented’ directly into space. If you hit that power center, the entire ship blows.”
“Other areas of weakness are being sent to you. If you have any questions, you better ask them quick, we only have another few minutes before they arrive.” Koda explained to the High Councilor’s son and commander of the Valendran ship, Adaria.
He would never admit it, especially not to Grai or Traze, but he was nervous. Not about his brother Dagog, he did not fear death; it was the Valendrans, who worried him. His blessed mother had told him, Grai and Dagog so many stories about her people. About a world where people didn’t enjoy your pain or seek to cause it.
It was a dream world where he would hide within, in his mind, when the pain became too great or when he felt like breaking. He’d never thought to ever be a part of that world. However, here he was, and he was terrified that he would screw it up.
“You must be Koda. We’ve been getting the information from the kids for several minutes now. Did you notice there is a door, near the dining hall on the plans that they use to eject waste? It looks like another power core is on the other side , right?” Scaden asked the Relian.
He and most of the ship not currently at battle stations, were watching the Relian curiously on the vid comm. All the people staring at him didn’t seem to faze the Relian at all and Scaden had to give him a little grudging respect for his steady nerves under the circumstances.
“Damn, I can’t say I’d want to be him right now. His brother is coming at him head on to kill him, and his eternal enemy is at his back. He’s either brave or seriously stupid.” One of Scaden’s men uttered from behind him causing snickers to erupt among his men.
“I would call it hope. And an unwavering faith in th e hope that one day we can find a place of peace. The same peace you probably take for granted. And yes Commander, that is one of the locations they should be sending to you.” Koda responded without any anger. He could understand why they would mock and distrust him. He and Grai had known that they would have another fight on their hands just trying to make anyone believe that they were being truthful.
Scaden studied the Relian as he spoke and noted the resignation in his tone and
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