The 6th of Six (The Legend of Kimraig Llu) by J. K. (Keith) Wilson Page A
Authors: J. K. (Keith) Wilson
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her small fist and spoke for him. “We got some woman locked in the tool shed. Says she has an appointment with you. Jake did not want a Crosser loose on his roof.”
Kimraig looked to Rat who simply shrugged as if to say, no one controls Jake. His own natural reticence to share had caused this security breach. Only Rat knew of his meeting and she shared less than he did.
“This is my fault. You all needed this information. She is our safe passage to One Nine. We will trade. Give her what she wants, and the Crosser troops will not interfere with our convoy.”
Kimraig was glad they did not question him on what the bribe was. He could not tell them—no way to figure out what they wanted.
“No more meetings in these buildings, the next in our new home. Anything we have not covered?” Kimraig looked at each of his commanders. “Good then. Make sure everyone is ready to leave in two days.”
“Yep, got one, we all gunna’ go?” Rat smirked. She knew Kimraig could not put off an answer with all of them listening.
“Originally, yes, but now...guess I better ask my hip bumpin’ Leader.”
* * *
After they left, he released the frightened female. She wore the somber green of a Crosser doctor. He found it odd that she did not wear battle gear to protect herself. Kimraig listened and apologized more than once for his error of not announcing her visit.
When she explained the Crosser’s demand for his safe passage to One Nine, his stomach jammed with bags of sharp edged rocks. The discomfort in his belly masked most of the trip back through the darkened building to deliverer her to her escort. He only remembered the two hard women dressed in black armor that disappeared with her into rubble well away from their Crossers’ home. He would not like to meet those two in a battle.
Damn, not as if they leave male babies lying around for me to steal. The pinpoint requirement added by the Crossers came as a surprise and added more danger to the task. They demanded a one-sex male.
At least 40 percent of all children born had, or would develop, two sets of sex organs. Females developed their male organs as they grew. Males averaged one in ten of all births—both sets of organs were visible. One of every four males in the nursery should have both sets, but each child faced inspection to make sure. This all made him dizzy.
He had tried to convince her to take two females instead. There was no guard around females, they would be easy to get. She laughed before she declined. The only thing Kimraig could do was contact Julia, the wet nurse he knew in Number 2 Building. She would be part of his first convoy to leave the Builders’ territory using the old subway tunnels, unless the Crossers did not get their male baby.
Whoever delivered that bundle would be risking her life. They would meet in the basement where the same female doctor would be waiting just after sunset. Julia had never failed an assignment. He would leave the details to her.
Chapter 3. Betrayed
The next evening, Leader Breen waited impatiently for Kimraig. She ignored her Spartan room with only the large mirror above the double sleeping mat marring the clean lines of the bare walls. The mirror was a ridiculous extravagance she could not explain. This area was for sleeping only, no need for female adornments. For this meeting she had added a high bare table, no chairs.
The idle time sent her memory back to her Mating Ritual long ago. The Ritual required each female to conceive one child. Imagine—he had trapped her by using a false block even when she was the attacker. Breen had been new to Telepathy, so before she had realized it, his block had disappeared.
Her mind had fallen into him. Inside he was like a spider, weaving threads round and round, hording prey to consume later; he had controlled her. She owed it to herself to fight him, fight for the right to choose who used her body. She forgot to fight, had not wanted too. Shaking like the novice she
Kimraig looked to Rat who simply shrugged as if to say, no one controls Jake. His own natural reticence to share had caused this security breach. Only Rat knew of his meeting and she shared less than he did.
“This is my fault. You all needed this information. She is our safe passage to One Nine. We will trade. Give her what she wants, and the Crosser troops will not interfere with our convoy.”
Kimraig was glad they did not question him on what the bribe was. He could not tell them—no way to figure out what they wanted.
“No more meetings in these buildings, the next in our new home. Anything we have not covered?” Kimraig looked at each of his commanders. “Good then. Make sure everyone is ready to leave in two days.”
“Yep, got one, we all gunna’ go?” Rat smirked. She knew Kimraig could not put off an answer with all of them listening.
“Originally, yes, but now...guess I better ask my hip bumpin’ Leader.”
* * *
After they left, he released the frightened female. She wore the somber green of a Crosser doctor. He found it odd that she did not wear battle gear to protect herself. Kimraig listened and apologized more than once for his error of not announcing her visit.
When she explained the Crosser’s demand for his safe passage to One Nine, his stomach jammed with bags of sharp edged rocks. The discomfort in his belly masked most of the trip back through the darkened building to deliverer her to her escort. He only remembered the two hard women dressed in black armor that disappeared with her into rubble well away from their Crossers’ home. He would not like to meet those two in a battle.
Damn, not as if they leave male babies lying around for me to steal. The pinpoint requirement added by the Crossers came as a surprise and added more danger to the task. They demanded a one-sex male.
At least 40 percent of all children born had, or would develop, two sets of sex organs. Females developed their male organs as they grew. Males averaged one in ten of all births—both sets of organs were visible. One of every four males in the nursery should have both sets, but each child faced inspection to make sure. This all made him dizzy.
He had tried to convince her to take two females instead. There was no guard around females, they would be easy to get. She laughed before she declined. The only thing Kimraig could do was contact Julia, the wet nurse he knew in Number 2 Building. She would be part of his first convoy to leave the Builders’ territory using the old subway tunnels, unless the Crossers did not get their male baby.
Whoever delivered that bundle would be risking her life. They would meet in the basement where the same female doctor would be waiting just after sunset. Julia had never failed an assignment. He would leave the details to her.
Chapter 3. Betrayed
The next evening, Leader Breen waited impatiently for Kimraig. She ignored her Spartan room with only the large mirror above the double sleeping mat marring the clean lines of the bare walls. The mirror was a ridiculous extravagance she could not explain. This area was for sleeping only, no need for female adornments. For this meeting she had added a high bare table, no chairs.
The idle time sent her memory back to her Mating Ritual long ago. The Ritual required each female to conceive one child. Imagine—he had trapped her by using a false block even when she was the attacker. Breen had been new to Telepathy, so before she had realized it, his block had disappeared.
Her mind had fallen into him. Inside he was like a spider, weaving threads round and round, hording prey to consume later; he had controlled her. She owed it to herself to fight him, fight for the right to choose who used her body. She forgot to fight, had not wanted too. Shaking like the novice she
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