(eng) L. Bret Mills - Alliance Marines 02 by Battle Born
Author:Battle Born [Born, Battle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 32
Senari Settlement, Badlands, Gelt Homeworld.
Eli grabbed her ear again. When she turned her head, he motioned toward the rear. Her face streaked by tears, eyes wide and unfocused, she didnât move but simply stared at him. Heâd seen this same reaction in new recruits, facing the reality of battle. But the enemy was just over the ridge and they were pushing their luck. If they remained any longer, they would risk capture. This time, however, they wouldnât be able to escape death
The young Gelta was still sobbing and unable to focus. Eli wanted to slap some sense into her, but he was too little. Besides, it was something he could never do. No matter what the circumstances, he couldnât injure his rion. Quickly, he took his leash from around his neck and tied the end to her wrist and moved toward the rear. When she felt the tug, she seemed to come out of the trance long enough to stumble along behind him.
After theyâd travel a ways, he turned and indicated for her to lean down.
Without changing expression, she squatted in the grass. âIt answers some questions, doesnât it?â he said after he had stepped between her knees.
Still dumbstruck, the Gelta didnât reply for several beats. âWhy?â she finally said. She wasnât sobbing any longer, but tears were still streaming down her cheeks.
âThat energy missile came from somewhere near here,â Eli said. âIâd say we just witnessed Seeth retribution.â
Zoiy glanced in the direction of the downed craft. âWhat could they possibly hope to accomplish by coming to this planet?â
âBuilding up out here in preparation for an attack on the population centers would be my guess. Iâll admit crossing space millions of light years from their bases would be a big gamble, but if it works, they could destroy the homeworld before the Gelt military has a chance to react.â
Zoiy pushed to her feet. âWeâve got to warn the authorities.â
Eli asked the most obvious question. âHow? If we could contact anyone, wouldnât we have already done it?â
âWeâve got to do something,â she replied, her voice was stiff and strained. âPeople are dying. Maybe we can find enough equipment in the village for you to rig a communication device.â
âIt could be possible,â he said. Then, he remembered the children. âBut, we arenât alone.â he nodded pointed back down the trail. âThose kids are scared, hungry, and tired.â
The light was quickly fading and the young Gelta was becoming a dark outline against the sky. âYouâre right, but any chance we have of survival is in the village. Weâre out of food; and unless we go back to the underground stream, weâll be out of water by tomorrow.â
âLetâs go back and talk to them,â Eli said. âMaybe thereâs another village or house or refuge nearby.â
The children were exactly where theyâd left them, huddled together in the scrub plants near the side of the path. Zoiy squatted and began asking them questions in their native language, but repeated their answers in Gelt like she mulling it over.
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