Davor by Leslie Chase & Juno Wells

Author:Leslie Chase & Juno Wells [Chase, Leslie & Wells, Juno]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Military, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Alien Invasion, Exploration, First Contact, Galactic Empire, Space Marine
Amazon: B06WW5K5BS
Published: 2017-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

13

Helen

Her day passed in a quiet state of dread, and every second of it Helen longed to see Davor again. She might not know what to do with the big blue warrior, and her feelings for him confused her, but she felt safe and happy with him around. He would protect her, and he didn't make demands of her in return.

She had the sickening feeling that she needed someone who would keep her safe. The dangers that waited all around her made her long for some respite, and the baking heat was nearly unbearable too. It made for a terrible working day, and she wasn't sure how long she'd be able to put up with it.

Even if I'm just another slave to these monsters, I won't last long trying to keep up with them. Maybe she'd get used to the heat, and the work, with time? That wasn't exactly a comforting thought, especially as she knew she wasn't being worked particularly hard right now. Cleaning up after the feast wasn't pleasant work, but it was much better than chopping down trees or digging up rocks in a mine. Worst of all, she knew that she wasn't just another slave, and that Karak would take any chance to make her life worse after she'd stood up to him.

The day wore on and slowly the temperature dropped to something almost pleasant. The decorations for the feast were down, the tables cleaned, the dishes washed. The other prisoners stayed as far away as possible from her, and she could hardly blame them — they could all see that she had attracted the attention of the Ard's son and that was something no one wanted to get caught in. At least it meant that no one was bothering her, apart from him.

Once the work of cleaning up was done, they were put to work preparing the evening meal. Since Helen knew nothing about the food, she ended up fetching and carrying — not a pleasant task when buckets of water were needed from the village well, and hauling them to and fro left her arms aching by the time she was done. Of course they were only making food for the slaves, a thin gruel that was mostly water — the Fire Wolves didn't trust them to prepare the Clan’s meals, which was probably wise.

At last, darkness fell and they were allowed to return to their camp to rest. Helen hoped that Davor would be there already, but most of the workers hadn't returned from their tasks yet. The Fire Wolves worked their prisoners into the night, it seemed.

Hoping that she could keep out of the way of any more trouble until Davor returned, Helen made her way over to the hut where Samsar waited. He smiled and beckoned her in, looking happy to see her. She managed a smile in return before slumping against the wall.

"I know it's not easy your first few days here," Samsar said from his corner, shaking his head sympathetically.

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