(eng) Michelle Diener - Sky Raiders 02 by Calling the Change

Author:Calling the Change [Change, Calling the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Susa, the Dartalian liege, eyed Garek thoughtfully as he carried Zek down the ramp. She was a tall woman, her age difficult to guess as her warm skin was still smooth over the fine bones of her face, but her dark eyes spoke of age and experience.

The other members of Zek's group shuffled out and followed Garek down the ramp, still intimidated and awed at their ride in the sky craft.

Susa was surrounded by a twenty-strong guard, but their weapons were lowered, and there was no sense of aggression coming from them.

They were alert, but not belligerent.

Falk stayed back, keeping watch.

“I think you have an interesting story for me,” Susa said when they got closer to her. “Can I ask if my guard master could have a look inside the sky craft? She has wanted to do so ever since you brought Zek back last week.”

Garek's gaze landed on the guard master, a woman perhaps ten years older than himself, her light hair pulled back from her face, her gaze steady. “You are welcome. Falk is watching for sky raiders, but he can show you the inside.”

They seemed surprised that he agreed, but the guard master didn't waste time. She nodded her thanks and approached the ramp, with some of her guards trailing in her wake.

They couldn't learn how to fly the craft by simply looking inside, and it would do good for them to see the extent of the wonders. The power of the craft.

It could only boost the respect for West Lathor in having such an advantage, by Garek's reckoning. And his agreement made them appear gracious, as well. Since Valtor, his liege, had descended into dark despair at his wife's death, grace had not been a trait associated with West Lathor overmuch.

Susa's gaze was back on his face, looking interested, as if she had some inkling of his thoughts, but as soon as they were a few steps away, her focus switched to the man he carried in his arms. “Zek, are you badly injured?”

“A knife wound in the side,” Zek told her. “Garek got me to the West Lathorian ambassador's doctor quickly, and she did an excellent job.”

“This happened in Luf?” Susa's eyes widened, and then she closed her mouth, lips in a thin line, and gestured them ahead of her. “We'll speak in comfort inside.”

They were led into the liege's low, sprawling residence, perched haphazardly on the rocky hillside on which the town of Valian lay. Rooms were connected by stairs, by corridors, by open hallways--following the lay of the land, rather than overcoming it.

When they reached a large room with windows overlooking the valley below, the furnishings low and plush, Susa pointed to a cushioned couch, and Garek laid Zek down on it.

When he straightened, he saw the other four colleagues Zek had brought with him were in the room, too, as well as Susa, two guards, and two people Garek guessed were councilors.

Despite the crowd, the room was large enough to still feel spacious.

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