LOST AND FORGOTTEN: Book 2 The Secret Path by Maurice Barkley

Author:Maurice Barkley [Barkley, Maurice]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Press
Published: 2016-09-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26

We hiked to the dome with the morse herd trailing behind. Although the portal clearance for the big beauties was only inches, they walked through with no hesitation. Their behavior on Nexus was normal, except that they did what looked like a little gravity induced dance. One hour later we exited the portal near the farm. We had thought to show up unannounced. That tactic appealed to Shan, but the second we arrived, Blue was off like a shot—heading for the farm. All we could do was follow along with Shan and her mount in the lead.

The morses made it a quick trip and we met the farm dwellers as they were starting to follow Blue, back toward us. As soon as the group spotted us approaching the out buildings, they stopped dead in their tracks. It was a jaw-dropping experience for them to see such an alarming array of beasts bearing down on their farm. When they saw their own Shan astride the lead animal, their fear turned to joy and awe. Shan slid down from her mount and ran to her parents where the other members of her clan engulfed her in tearful reunion.

The celebration went on the rest of the day and far into the night. As anxious as we were to move on south, the locals were not to be denied and Shan was ecstatic with her new status as celebrity of the century. The boys, Alice, and Amy got a little drunk and made a big dent in the supply of the local cigars. I saw Harry go for a walk with an attractive native. He was absent for over two hours, but we were polite enough not to grill him on his return. We would though, in the future.

We were sitting on the bare earth, leaning on our backpacks, watching the rise of Ket Gai. Amy returned with two refills of the local wine—one for M1 and one for herself. It became interesting when she started to tease him by holding out the cup, then withdrawing as he reached for it. Alice nudged me with her foot. When I glanced at her, she mouthed what I thought was, “Maybe”. I had no clue other than it concerned the two we were watching. After the third offer and withdrawal, M1 swiftly reached to grab one of Amy’s ankles and the offering wine hand. He gently eased her down to a sitting position without spilling a drop. “Thanks for the wine, Amy.” Then he feigned total absorption with Ket Gai. This was fun. She crouched on all fours, football style, ready to spring, but as fate would have it, we had a major interruption that took the wind out of the romantic sails.

From out of the blue we heard from YDRII. “Carl Manheim, this is YDRII. If it is you who broadcast the short signal it is important that you do not do so again. Such an action can reveal the location of your world to unfriendly ears.

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