(eng) Mike Brooks - Keiko 02 by Dark Sky
Author:Dark Sky [Sky, Dark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
CAT AND MAORI
Jenna felt her mouth go dry, but forced herself to remain calm. âThereâs no reason for them to be looking for us. Theyâre probably searching for hidden politsiya officers, or something.â
âAs you say,â Kunley replied, although neither his voice nor his face held much certainty. âYou have no connection with either the rebels or with the government here?â
âHell no,â Apirana rumbled, sitting down again. âSure, we all got picked up by the cops on some gun-runninâ charge, but it got dropped when they realised it werenât us.â
âUnless . . .â Jenna thought furiously, but the logic appeared to be alarmingly sound. âWhat if Moutinhoâs crew were the real gunrunners?â
âSounds feasible,â Apirana grunted, his tattooed face frowning, âwhatâre you thinkinâ?â
âIf theyâre the real gunrunners, then that means theyâre in with the rebellion,â Jenna said, growing more alarmed even as she explained it. âIf they are, then what if theyâve decided to paint us as some sort of . . . government spies, or something? Yeah, we got arrested earlier, but then we all got released without charge.â
Apirana grimaced. âI wish I could say youâre wrong, but you might just be right. I can imagine that kai kurakura spinninâ it to say that we got let out because we cut a deal to report back, or something. Itâs not like there ainât bad blood between us.â
âYou think you may be in danger?â Kunley asked. He sounded concerned, but Jenna was willing to bet that the concern wasnât solely for them. The Circuit Cult here had treated them kindly and fairly, so far as she could tell, but there was a difference between taking someone in to attend to an injury for a reasonable payment and denying entry to armed rebels.
She looked at Apirana. âCan you move if you have to?â
âHell, I got three legs now instead of two,â the Maori snorted. âCanât promise Iâll be quick, but that ainât exactly news.â
Jenna turned back to Kunley. âDo you have a back door?â
âOf course,â the logicator replied, looking dubious, âbut he really shouldnât beââ
âAâs lived through worse than a broken ankle before,â Jenna assured him, casting around quickly to check that theyâd left nothing important around. She picked up the two satchels of rescued belongings and slung them across her shoulders, one resting on each hip so she was as well-balanced as possible.
âYeah, Iâm hard as, me,â Apirana chuckled, although there wasnât a great deal of humour in it. He levered himself back up onto his crutches and nodded to her. âYou wanna make a move?â
âSooner seems better than later,â Jenna agreed. She pulled up a map of Uragan City on her wrist console, grateful for her own foresight in taking it off the Spine as soon as theyâd arrived and before it had been blocked off.
âThis is surely foolishness,â Kunley said, worry now clearly audible in his voice. âYou donât even know what these rebels want!â
âAnâ by the time we do itâll be too late, if what they want is us,â Apirana pointed out.
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