Dinosaur World Omnibus by Adam Carter

Author:Adam Carter [Carter, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-29T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

“Leaving? But Ashley, think about the bouts.”

“You can still have bouts without me, Valentine.”

Honeywood had returned to the institution to gather some equipment. A hunting rifle was the least she would insist upon, although a backpack of provisions and survival necessities was something she could not follow Seward without. Valentine had been buzzing about her since her return, and seemed more frantic about the running of his operation than he did Seward’s life. But then life was cheap here in the swamp, and Honeywood could hardly blame him. What she had just said was accurate though; she wasn’t the only combatant and work details could still be planned around other people’s fights. She was simply the only person crazy enough to take a large theropod head-on.

“We don’t even know if he’s still alive,” Valentine persisted. “If he was dragged back to a nest or something he’ll be long dead by now.”

“If he was dragged away there would have been blood,” Honeywood told him. She did not understand it herself, although the logical assumption was still that Seward had not been in the café at the time of the attack. Her gut was telling her otherwise, but there was no other explanation she could think of. “Besides,” she said, “once news gets out that Seward’s not going to be serving up his famous dino-burgers your people are gonna be impossible to keep in line.”

It was true, and she could see in Valentine’s eyes that he understood this. He was a man afraid though, and Honeywood knew why. This whole place was kept together so precariously that something like the disappearance of the café was liable to tip people over the edge. If Valentine wasn’t careful in how he handled things there would be another riot, and this time it would end with Valentine lying face down in the swamp.

“All right,” he said, moistening his nervous lips. “But I need to make an announcement.”

Honeywood shrugged as she continued to shove things into her bag. “Do whatever you want, Valentine. But I’m heading for the door right now.”

Valentine knew better than to argue with her and hastened away. Honeywood wondered what he was up to, but put it from her mind. She supposed she would find out sooner or later. Performing a final check of her equipment, Honeywood finished strapping armaments to her body before hefting the pack onto her back and heading for the swamp once more. She passed through several empty corridors before coming to the door which led to the main atrium. It was this room which was the easiest route to the outside, especially with all the fences up, and it was also the room which was fed by several doors and staircases. As she entered she could sense a lot of activity and saw a dozen people standing to her left doing very little. There were more to the right and for a moment she thought Valentine had got them to stop her from leaving. She tensed her muscles for a fight, but kept her head low and walked through them.

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