Chimera Company Season 2 - Deep Cover by Tim C Taylor

Author:Tim C Taylor [Taylor, Tim C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Human Legion Publications
Published: 2019-12-09T22:00:00+00:00

LILY HJON

They sat in silence on the gently rolling hillside of red rye, waiting for Sward to die.

Back when they’d been running for the alley in Restitution Street, a Militia bullet had pierced one lung. A near miss from a blaster bolt had melted the back of his head.

The silly skragg had simply stolen a civilian’s cap and pulled it down over his head trauma. Hadn’t said a word as they’d taken the tram out to the last stop before commandeering a brace of fast food delivery vehicles parked in a depot.

They’d abandoned their stolen transport in a managed wood five klicks away. Only then did Sward let on that he’d been badly hurt.

Dammed stupid man.

In the field of almost-ripe rye that reached to their shoulders, Sward had insisted in a burbling wet voice that he would go no farther.

By then, his body had locked rigid. He told them in a stuttering voice to remain silent and still, so he could properly enjoy his surroundings. Then he beckoned over the Zhoogene girl he had given his life to save.

She seemed to know what he needed, and sat behind him, lowering the undamaged side of his head onto her lap and humming him to his rest with a quiet melody.

Rynter.

Deep Tone.

Meatbolt.

And now Sward.

Lily didn’t think it would be long before she would be joining her friends.

It had been a long time coming.

When Carnolin lifted a head streaming with tears and told them that Sward had died, they used their knives, blaster sidearms, and the shaft of Vetch’s war hammer to dig out a grave.

Lily decided not to ask why Vetch had asked them to discard their rifles to blend into the crowd when he had still managed to sneak away his hammer.

If fact, no one spoke, and that didn’t suit Lily at all.

It meant she was left to fester within her thoughts.

Years of endless running had soured them.

Losing her friends had scarred them even more, and there had been many she’d lost before she’d thrown in her lot with Vetch Arunsen.

She watched her best friend’s face as he worked. Sweat beaded down his beard from the gentle heat of the afternoon sun. He’d been her project for the past few years, steering him from prison scum to becoming the leader she knew he could be. Now she tired of that too.

Strangely, with Vetch prominent in her mind, she found herself thinking of his jack equivalent, Sybutu.

The two sergeants… now that would be a good name for a pub! Vetch and Sybutu had been hilarious together. An odd couple pushing each other on because neither wanted to look weak in front of the other.

Much as she adored Vetch, Sybutu had the sweeter body. Maybe one day she’d get the chance to make up for burning it when they’d first met.

And then the grave was dug, and Lily was back in the awfulness of the moment, helping to lift Sward into his final resting place.

Vetch gently pushed the others away and lifted Sward alone, planting him in his grave.

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