Alien and the Wedding Planner by Lizzie Lynn Lee

Author:Lizzie Lynn Lee [Lee, Lizzie Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-20T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alana wished the emperor had seated Ice next to her, or even between them, instead of on the other side of him where it was difficult to talk.

She’d been told the crew of the Campania were all fine, but she didn’t think she’d really believed it until Ice walked into the banquet hall. Her heart had pounded, and her throat got tight. She was so relieved and pleased to see him, she’d almost jumped out of her seat to give him a hug when he walked up to her and held out his hand.

Alana had settled for squeezing it. She wasn’t sure what kind of stir a hug might cause with all the people in the room. Crimean weren’t huggers, among other things. She’d given a lot of thought to the story about Arcana that Ice told her before she’d passed out, and she’d even told the emperor she wasn’t sure she could really help at all.

But she was here with nothing to do but try.

When the banquet finally came to an end, Emperor Chaos patted her hand. “I’ll have someone escort you back to your room.”

Ice stood. “Emperor, if I may, I’d like to show Alana around, then I’ll take her wherever she needs to go.”

“Of course. As you wish.”

Ice took Alana’s arm and led her out of the banquet hall with many people watching them as they went. Crimean weren’t an emotional people, but they sure didn’t hide their curiosity. Fortunately, the press photographers were gone from outside, having gotten their interviews and images long before the food was served.

As soon as they were alone in what seemed to be a type of elevator, Ice turned to her.

“You look well, Alana. You seem to be adjusting to Crimea.”

“I seem to be.” She cleared her throat. “I thought you were dead when I woke up alone. I’m glad to see you’re not.”

He stared at her for a moment before saying softly, “I dreaded the fact that it could have happened, and that you would know no one here.”

“I don’t really know you, if we’re being technical.”

“More than the rest.”

The doors opened into a massive chamber several stories high, with shelves floor to ceiling on each level filled with what looked like thick decks of playing cards.

“These are the Crimean Imperial Libraries. Thousands of years of knowledge.” Ice led her through several chambers. “Anything you wish to know about our planet and people can be found here, as well as the entirety of knowledge on any topic, field of study, or skill. You may access anything you wish except the banks on the uppermost level. Those are reserved for people with the highest clearance—mostly military and ruling information.”

The questions in Alana’s mind all rushed out. “We’re underground, aren’t we? That light outside isn’t a sun. The gravity’s different. I can tell, but it doesn’t affect me. How…”

She asked several questions without a breath. When she finally had them all out, Ice nodded.

“Crimea is mostly ice tundra. We haven’t figured out a way to flourish on the surface efficiently and because of it, we’re subterranean dwellers.

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