Bring the Thunder (War Wolves Book 1) by Jonathan Yanez & Justin Sloan

Author:Jonathan Yanez & Justin Sloan [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elder Tree Press
Published: 2017-11-10T00:00:00+00:00

25

Riot stood with the rest of her squad in a massive throne room. The stone floors were made of large pieces of rock, the ceiling supported by titanic pillars that reached thirty feet into the air.

The journey into the pyramid and through the structure’s interior hadn’t told her much besides the fact that the Trilords weren’t into decoration and the pyramid was much like the TARDIS on Doctor Who—bigger on the inside.

Riot stood, still bound, with her crew. Another half-dozen pyramid guards sporting tattoos of a red dragon on their bare chests now accompanied Kila and the other Trilords who had found them in the jungle.

A gigantic, black throne stood twenty yards in front of them. It appeared to be carved out of one single piece of polished stone. The high-backed wings of the chair had been fashioned to resemble actual dragon wings. A tail came from the back of the chair and wound around the chair’s feet.

“They all got matching tattoos.” Wang motioned with his head to the six stone-faced guards behind them. “They must be really good friends.”

Before Wang could go on, a door opened in the far back of the room. The lit braziers and torches along the walls weren’t quite strong enough for Riot to make out the figure coming forward. By the time she could get a good look at her, the woman was already taking a seat on the throne.

All the Trilords in attendance went down on one knee, their faces lowered to the ground. Riot looked over to Rizzo, who shrugged before following the lead of Kila and those in attendance.

Riot did the same, finding out how awkward it was to get down on one knee with both of her hands tied in front of her. As she went down, she snuck a peek at the queen.

The woman was a queen in every sense of the word. She was tall, with high cheekbones, white hair swept behind her head in a braid. Her skin was darker than Rizzo’s. She wore a long, white skirt and a white top that showed a toned midsection.

Red eyes caught Riot’s own, even as she looked away and lowered them to the floor. For a brief moment, Riot understood how the little girl she saw through the window on the way into town must have felt.

“You may all stand, guests and family alike.” The woman on the throne spoke in a deceivingly calm voice, her tone soft yet firm. “Kila, will you please unbind our new friends?”

Riot regained her feet, looking from the queen to Deborah, not believing her ears.

Was it really this easy? Riot asked herself. Show up on an alien world, meet the queen, and you’re in? No, nothing was ever that easy. More than likely, they were about to be tested and who knew what was in store for them if they failed that test.

Kila nodded to the Trilords under her command. She used one of the sharp sides of her own axe to cut through Riot’s bonds.

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