Moon Broken (The Wolf Wars Series Book 2) by H. D. Gordon

Author:H. D. Gordon [Gordon, H. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Decisions had to be made, and I was mighty glad that I was not the one who would have to make them, though I did appreciate having a say. That was certainly an experience I could get used to.

After everyone had rested, those who cared to gathered in the sitting room once more. The same people who had come before came to listen and give input, and for the most part, they also held the same positions they’d taken before.

Some wanted to kill the Hounds who’d entered Mina by luring them into one part of town and dropping a magical bomb of some sort on them. Others wanted to capture and imprison the Hounds, insisting that killing them was not necessary.

“As long as those bastards are alive in our town, no one will be safe. Our children, our elderly—we’re putting them all at risk if we allow them to live,” Asha argued. “That’s just stupid and foolish.”

“I’m not suggesting we let them run free,” Goldie replied, “I’m just saying that I agree that perhaps we don’t need to kill them all. Maybe we could use them as some sort of bargaining chip, provided they’re alive to do so. We’re not a bunch of murderers. That would make us no better than them.”

Asha rolled her eyes as murmurs rippled through the room. Whether they were murmurs of agreement or disagreement, I didn’t know. I still wasn’t entirely sure how I felt about it. I could see where Goldie, Aysari, Malayah, and some of the others stood in the position that not all the Hounds needed to die… But as a former Dog, when I thought about Hounds, I thought about whips and beatings, kicks to the ribs, collars and cages.

Maybe they all did deserve to die.

On the other hand, Adriel had said something that had stuck with me. He’d said that none of us were free until we were all free, and I thought I was beginning to understand that logic more and more. The Dogs were very literally enslaved, but were the Hounds not also slaves to a system, to a hierarchy that exploited the many for the benefit of the few? Was there not a powerful structure also keeping them in line, forcing them into their own version of chains?

From this perspective, maybe they didn’t deserve to die. Maybe some deserved a chance at defying the structure, and perhaps in doing so, playing some role in its destruction.

“We can’t afford to be weak,” Asha was saying. “During wartime, the weaker side loses. There are too many people counting on us. It’s too risky to try to capture the Hounds.”

“I think we should lock them up,” I said, speaking for the first time. My cheeks heated as all the eyes in the room found me.

Asha rolled her eyes and pursed her lips. “Of course you think we should lock them up,” she mumbled.

I ignored her, as was quickly becoming the norm between us, and continued. “We need numbers in this fight.

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