Nomad Omnibus 02: A Kurtherian Gambit Series (A Terry Henry Walton Chronicles Omnibus) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2018-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

The pods couldn’t carry everyone at one time, so Mark volunteered to remain behind with the platoon and scavenge the compound for anything they could get.

One man had surrendered and Terry didn’t know what to do with him. He turned him over to Mark to chase away.

Akio was accommodating in leaving the well-armed platoon behind. Terry thanked Mark for his initiative. He also wanted to stay but Char suggested the delegation of authority had happened and it was the right thing to do. Mark needed the opportunity to do something in the field, out from under the watchful eye of the colonel.

Terry cautioned Mark to watch out for anyone who might return from hunting. They couldn’t be certain that all the men were accounted for. The sergeant saluted and the group departed.

The pods quickly lifted off and flew to Chicago, where the two groups offloaded. Terry, Char, and her pack unloaded the ammunition and supplies, while Billy led the women to the mayor’s building, where Felicity was waiting.

Akio met Terry at the back of the ramp. He bowed, deeper than before, while Terry and Char bent at the waist to exactly ninety degrees.

“I can’t thank you enough, Akio-sama,” Terry told him.

“It is I who should be thanking you, Master Pilot,” Akio said softly. “I am sorry for the loss of your man. We will remember him.”

“I can ask for nothing more. If we are true to ourselves, we cannot be false to anyone, as we learn in Hamlet. Thank you again, Akio-sama. Until next we meet.” Terry wondered why the quote came to him, but expected Akio was in his mind and had already seen it.

Akio returned inside and closed the ramp. The empty pods departed on a return heading to pick up the platoon.

Terry, Char, Kaeden, and one of the girls, Kimber, walked together. Kae and the little girl held hands. She seemed older than him, but was a little shorter.

“I used to be taller than you,” she said.

“Nah,” Kaeden replied.

“You knew each other before?” Char asked innocently.

“His whole life!” Kimber replied. “He’s my little brother.”

Terry stopped walking. The group of women and girls stopped, too. They had no idea what was happening. They’d never traveled by air before, but did it because that’s what they were told to do, believing that it would lead to freedom.

And it did. These strangers had saved them, asking for nothing in return. They wanted the happy ending. They wanted to see Kimber and Kaeden reunited. They watched, entranced by the reunion.

Terry should have been happy that Kaeden’s sister had been returned. He just wished he would have known that their family was about to get bigger.

Char snickered as she saw a full range of emotions cross Terry’s face. “Kimber, dear, you’ll live with us as Kaeden does,” she finally managed to say. The little girl looked skeptical, but her brother reassured her.

“They are the best!” Kae said of his adopted parents.

Terry started walking again. Char gasped and bent over. Terry kneeled before her.

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