GRONE: Legends of the Known Arc Book 1 by Patrick Cumby

Author:Patrick Cumby [Cumby, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Broken Monolith Press
Published: 2023-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

The now-empty train followed the outer arc of one of the moonfall crater walls, eventually coming to a point where the crater intersected a second, larger crater like two parts of a Venn diagram. At the junction of the two rims lay a massive, U-shaped valley flanked by rounded peaks that had been ground down by thick glaciers. Overflow from the overlapping crater lakes spilled across the ridge at the head of the valley in a series of spectacular waterfalls. From their base, a river cut its way through the valley basin and vanished into the thick forest beyond.

They disembarked at the river station near the lowest set of waterfalls. The train platform was surrounded by a handful of picturesque stone buildings: a wilderness outpost that catered to adventure-seeking tourists. There, at a mountain outfitter, they rented coldsuits and camping gear, a food pack, and a heavy inflatable pack-raft, “For the lake,” Nkiru explained cryptically. To Se-Jong’s dismay, the merchant, a shiny-headed, thick-eared Olid, also insisted that they rent two orange cylinders of Yok-Stop, which he claimed would stop a charging yok-beast at a distance of fifteen meters. The Olid’s English was so burdened by a Tang accent that Se-Jong had to concentrate to understand his words.

“Make noise along trail so dey hear ye come, yae. Never surprise dem. If one charge ye, don’t run. Dey catch ye every time, yan dey climb trees. Pull out Yok-Stop, aim, cover eyes, squeeze trigger. Don’t let get on skin. It nerve agent. It burn like hell. Ye be blinded for hours.” It grinned toothily at Se-Jong’s concern. “Donna worry, it been nearly two months since we lost city boy like ye to yok attack.”

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