New Horizon by Nathan Hystad

Author:Nathan Hystad [Hystad, Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Woodbridge Press
Published: 2019-08-20T16:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

The Peaks at Bazarn accepted us without hesitation. The gigantic Duupa people that worked there approached us as we exited the ship, guards flanking Garo the entire way toward the hotel. It was still as beautiful as ever, and I watched as the sun nestled behind the grand Peaks of Duup, mountains brought to Bazarn from a dying world, the ten-foot-tall people along with them.

I noticed smoke rising from their village, and under different circumstances, I would have loved to have made time to see their town, to more accurately learn their history. I had more pressing matters now.

“Greetings. Welcome to the Peaks at Bazarn. Can we assist with anything?” one of the locals asked. If I recalled correctly, this was the exact speech they’d given last time we stayed here. The immense Duupa’s voice still sounded like gravel rubbing against itself. I wondered if they ate stone for breakfast.

The guards carried Garo into the hotel, beyond the torch-lit lobby and toward a massive vacant suite. Apparently, Garo owned half of the hotel, and they fussed about, trying to accommodate our needs. We had a Molariun doctor with us, and he urged us out of the bedroom while he attended to Garo’s needs.

“This is insane,” Mary said. “We came for a nice visit with Regnig and we ended up in the middle of this.”

“It’s strange. What are the chances?” I asked.

“With you, pretty high, I guess,” Mary said. We were in the suite’s living room, and two of Garo’s bulky guards stood at the bedroom door.

“Why hadn’t his guards been at his house? I didn’t see any,” I told Mary.

“I don’t know. Maybe he doesn’t always have them around,” she said. “Let’s get some air. Come on, Jules.”

Jules had Maggie’s leash and we all exited the room, heading outside. Maggie barked at one of the Duupa workers, and it bent closer, reaching out a tree-trunk-sized arm toward the dog. Maggie sniffed it, and he stroked her far more gently than I would have expected from the huge being.

“Would you care for the use of our amenities? Perhaps a hot stone meditation?” the Duupa asked.

“I don’t think that will be necessary,” I said, and he turned, leaving us alone.

“Mom, why is Rivo’s papa hurt?” Jules asked.

“We don’t know, sweetie. Some bad people did it,” Mary told her.

“I don’t like bad people. Can we stop them from hurting him again?” she asked.

“Maybe. We hope so,” Mary said.

“Good.”

We stood outside, watching the sun set beyond the peaks, and eventually, the doctor came outside, heading over to us. “He’ll be okay. With his illness, this has taken a lot out of him. I’ve sedated him for the time being, and it will help him recover faster. You should be able to speak with him in the morning. I’ll be staying next door if anything comes up.”

“Thank you,” I told the blue doctor, and he shuffled off, heading inside.

“It seems we’ll be staying the night,” I said.

“At least we have a nice hotel room.” Mary was right.

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