Dreams Manifest (The Depths of Memory Book 2) by Candice Bundy

Author:Candice Bundy [Bundy, Candice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780985418526
Publisher: Lusios Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Matriarch Natre hesitated before hitting the send key, her fingers hovering in midair above the communications terminal. Deliberately choosing to contact a Juggernaut wasn't something she'd ever thought she'd do. After all, what human in their right mind would bring undue attention from a race who could exterminate them on a whim? Then again, choice wasn't an element in this conversation. When the Juggernaut realized the girl they wanted was dead...Natre cringed at the thought.

"Is there a problem?" Journeywoman Camille asked, ever helpful.

"Nothing is wrong with the terminal," Natre replied. She hit the send key, and then took a step back from the screen and waited. Camille stood near the door, poised to record the outcome of this meeting for posterity. Natre fought her nerves, forcing herself to stand still. As the voice apparent for the Az'Un people, she couldn't appear weak. Of course, being draped from head to toe in her white Matriarch's robes didn't hurt, not that her privileged position would impress the Assessor. However, the Juggernaut would hear her voice but wouldn't be able to see her expressions or read her scent, which definitely bolstered her confidence.

Natre heard Camille's sharp intake of breath as the screen came to life, filling the four foot high by three feet wide screen with the visage of a Juggernaut against a pale gray background.

"State your request," the Juggernaut asked, his level voice gravelly and deep-toned.

"I am Matriarch Natre, speaker for the colonists of Az'Unda. I humbly request an audience with your Arbiter of Sentience, Assessor Brague."

"I will inform the honored Assessor of your request," he replied. "Stand by."

A few minutes later the screen flickered, now displaying a Juggernaut who, except for the intricate yellow patterns on the carapace behind his head, looked just like the one before. Natre wondered if humans appeared as homogenized as a species to the Juggernaut as well.

"You would be the esteemed Matriarch Natre, I presume?" This male's voice was downright melodic in comparison to the others but just as deep.

Natre nodded assent. "That is correct, honored Assessor Brague."

"I appreciate your timely reply to my request," Brague replied.

"The Az'Un people wish to comply in every way possible with the Hegemonic Emissaries."

After all, what other choice do we have? So far they've managed to evade Juggernaut notice simply by being one of the few human colonies with longevity and the one far from the Hegemony's main shipping lines. From Natre's perspective, this amounted to a combination of luck mixed with Juggernaut disinterest. She knew some of the Core felt emboldened because the colony had been trending towards long-term success, which usually ensured Hegemonic disinterest. Now that the Juggernaut focus had turned their way, Natre was hard pressed to understand how they could avoid whatever consequence the aliens chose to mete out.

"That is wise. Then I trust that the female is prepared for retrieval?" Brague asked.

Natre paused--afraid that this otherwise polite conversation was about to turn deadly. "I'm sorry to report that the day after your encounter with the female we knew as Rai Durmah, she tragically drowned.

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