Mage (Battle Born Book 10) by Cyndi Friberg

Author:Cyndi Friberg [Friberg, Cyndi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anything-but-Ordinary Books
Published: 2017-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

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“So what do you think of our humble outpost?”

Emily looked at Dakar and smiled. It was hard not to smile when she looked at the handsome Rodyte. He was friendly and charming, had patiently answered her myriad questions, and still she couldn’t get Vox’s image out of her mind. “I find the outpost anything but humble. I’m dazzled by the technology and moved by the rebel cause. In other words, I can’t wait to get started on our first exposé.”

Lexie cheered and hugged Emily so tightly she could hardly breathe.

“I knew you’d come around,” Lexie said when she finally stepped back. “Everyone does as soon as they see this place.”

After visiting a clinic on one of the ships so Emily could receive vaccinations and translator nanites, they’d spent the next four hours wandering from zone to zone inside the outpost. Dakar stayed close and kept a watchful eye over their surroundings, but he didn’t participate in any of the interviews. Emily spoke with several of the people Lexie had prearranged, but Emily also spoke with random crewmembers and merchants, ensuring that she wasn’t being led to a forgone conclusion. Lexie held back and honored Emily’s process, apparently wanting her to feel comfortable with her decision.

“Kaden said you run security for the outpost.” The only person left that Emily hadn’t yet interviewed was Dakar himself. “What are the main security concerns? Everyone I’ve seen so far has been focused on their tasks. It’s obvious the outpost is run by the military.”

“Is that a compliment or an insult?”

He flashed another charming smile and Emily wondered again why she wasn’t attracted to him. In fact most of the Rodytes were handsome by Earth standards, and still she couldn’t get one bothersome Bilarrian out of her mind.

“It’s an observation,” she clarified. “When and why do the battle born misbehave?”

“There are four bars and three restaurants that serve alcohol on the commerce tiers. Combine an intoxicant and boredom and any situation can become unruly. There have also been accusations of shoplifting and destruction of property.”

“So you break up fights and arrest thieves. Have there been any more serious crimes since the outpost reopened? Any dangers the potential brides need to know about?”

“You sound hopeful.” He looked at Lexie and asked, “Is she always this bloodthirsty?”

Lexie laughed. “Not always, but she does have a dark side I try to avoid.”

They’d worked their way back around to the commerce tiers, which was where the tour had begun.

“You have to remember that the real fun hasn’t started yet,” Dakar reminded. “Once the potential mates start arriving, I expect all sorts of disruptions to arise.”

“How will that work? How many females do you plan to recruit? Will there be some sort of screening process before they’re shuttled up here. There are a lot of people who will volunteer for anything just to visit the moon.”

“They’ve already thought of that,” Lexie assured. “Let’s go to one of the restaurants and I’ll explain the process.”

Dakar escorted them to the restaurant’s entrance, but didn’t go inside.

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