Nomad's Fury: A Kurtherian Gambit Series (Terry Henry Walton Chronicles Book 5) by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: LMPBN Publishing
Published: 2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

People were fishing along the shore and in the base’s small harbor. Kaeden had his hand in the neck fur of the great tiger while Ted walked stoically, not making eye contact with anyone as he didn’t want to answer any questions.

But it was inevitable. “Where’s your boat?” someone asked. Ted ignored them, but Kaeden didn’t. He stopped and the tiger stayed between the boy and the fisherman, eyeing the man warily.

“It broke apart on the rocks, but we saved some of the fish!” Kae replied, upbeat and smiling as long as he wasn’t too close to the water.

The man mumbled something and went back to his fishing. Ted walked around the harbor and then headed inland. He started whistling once he cleared the trees. Aaron changed into his human form and Kaeden handed him his clothes. The tall man dressed quickly while they waited.

The wolf pack loped toward them, ten shaggy beasts with tongues lolling. He opened the sail wrap and dispensed the fish. “Don’t you forget how to hunt, you lazy bastards!” Ted told them. If they did, he’d keep feeding them, but they needed a good hunt to sharpen their skills.

“I think I’ll take you hunting tomorrow. Inland, away from the lake,” Ted said, nodding once as if the deal was sealed.

“I want to go!” Kaeden added.

“I don’t think so, Kaeden. We will hunt as wolves, moving quickly. In any case, it will be up to Terry and Char,” Ted replied.

Kaeden huffed and stomped his feet. He was still a little boy.

Aaron took Kae’s hand and the remaining fish from Ted, and started walking toward the chow hall. “I don’t know about you, little man, but I am hungry. All that swimming took it out of me,” Aaron said, looking at where his clothes were ripped from the sharp edges of the dead ship. His wounds were closed, but his nanocytes demanded more energy to keep healing him.

Kae thought it was a good idea. He was always hungry. If Terry and Char had a measuring stick, they would have seen that the boy had already grown a couple inches since he’d been with them.

That much growing took energy. “Me, too, Aaron. Chow’s up!” he called in his little voice, repeating what he’d heard Terry say.

***

Terry and Char each carried two heavy crates as they climbed the ramp back to the pod. They deposited them behind what Eve had already loaded. Yuko offered tea, which Terry and Char graciously accepted. Terry had been a coffee guy, but that died with the rest of the world. He hoped that someday, he would taste again of the black nectar of life.

Yuko produced an insulated pot from which she poured tea into small cups. Terry and Char cradled them in their hands, waiting to see how Akio drank his. Once he took a sip, they followed suit.

When the desired crates had been moved to the pod, the lights inside the mountain were turned off, and the doors secured, Terry wanted to double-check.

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