(eng) Merita King - Lilean Chronicles 01 by Redemption

Author:Redemption [Redemption]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

Farra followed the crowds of eager onlookers as they all made their way to the outskirts of the city. Their destination was the ancient forest and Michael Donaldson’s speech. As she walked amongst the people of Terramora, she was again struck by a tangible feeling of optimism and hope. These people were amazing, she thought as she allowed herself to soak up the energy of hope as it poured from every one of them. As they walked, the city became less and less new and more ruins were visible. Mounds of rubble were regular sights and here and there amongst the debris could be seen personal items that once belonged to more of these happy, hopeful people. A shoe, a hairbrush, a child’s toy all stark reminders of the true cost of the Transmortal attack. Now and then someone nearby would remark that they used to frequent this or that store, restaurant, place of worship or whatever the ruin they were passing used to be. Not once did she hear a single person say anything about wanting vengeance, nor even express anger at what happened here. She supposed that during the past decades since the attack, time healed the survivors' hearts enough for them to leave their anger behind and move forward to their future. Whatever, she was impressed by their optimism and compassion.

As they approached the edge of the forest, she moved off to one side and stood amongst a stand of tall bushes. The evening before as she lay in bed Leon appeared and they went over the events of the day to come. He seemed a little evasive she remembered, but he always saw her right and she could find no reason to doubt him now. He told her during that first day when he let her speak to Vincent, that she would need to trust him without question so she was going to do so. There was a raised platform on which a lectern had been erected for Donaldson to make his speech to the people of Terramora. A knee high rope surrounded the platform indicating without being invasive, that this was the boundary beyond which no one must go and instinctively she noted how easy it would be to jump over if need be.

Behind the platform, stretching into the distance was the forest. The fresh new green amongst the blackened stumps of the old making a powerful backdrop. At the back of the platform, she could see Donaldson’s security aides. Some in suits talking into headsets while others dressed in combats scanned the crowd and readied their weapons. Leon told her this would be her moment of destiny for it was during this speech that somehow she was to pass the package over to Donaldson and get away again without being arrested or shot. She wasn’t sure how it was to happen though and it was this detail that Leon seemed a bit vague about.

“You will know when the right moment presents itself," he told her.

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