Repatriation - Part 4 of The Vixen War Bride Series by Thomas Doscher

Author:Thomas Doscher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rangers, Alien, war, occupation, prisoners
Publisher: Thomas Doscher
Published: 2022-05-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Ben wasn’t sure what to say to Alacea’s pronouncement, partly because it was so unexpected but also because of the sudden determination that the prisoner he met was now also his brother.

<He is brother to you?> he asked.

Alacea turned away, leaving him holding the locket. <Our parents died when we were little,> she explained, trying to keep the words simple so he could follow. <Azarin went to live with another family, and I went to join the Mikorin.>

The truth, of course, had much more to it than that. Alacea could also have joined another family, but the family that took in Azarin could not afford to take them both in. She could have lived with a different family, but even at that young age, Alacea had wanted to be a Mikorin, to be an Alva’Rem, and so when asked what she wanted to do, she said she wanted to go to the temple.

Before one could become a Mikorin, a prospective vixen had to meet with the Na’Sha, who would try to discourage the young woman from joining. To be a Mikorin, after all, meant a life of service, hard work and giving up on many of the things Va’Shen women held dear to them. Most of these vixens came for the interview when they reached the age of 10. Alacea went when she was seven.

Jemenista, the Na’Sha at the time, started out gentle, telling Alacea she should wait until she was sure, but Alacea argued back. Her mother, she argued, had told her that the Gods tell you when you should do things, and she felt they were telling her now. Jemenista argued that the loss of her parents did not mean the Gods wanted her to do anything. To which Alacea stated the Gods do nothing without purpose, and if their taking of her parents was not a message to her, then what was the purpose of taking her parents?

The Na’Sha continued arguing, both irritated and impressed that not only was this seven-year-old child debating a woman whose job was to debate the Gods, but that she appeared to be winning. It could be, and has been, said that this was the point where Jemenista decided to groom Alacea to eventually become a Na’Sha. Either way, Jemenista decided that the young girl showed great promise, and allowed her to enter the shrine.

Because of the cloistered environment of the temple, she and her brother rarely saw each other, and as Na’Sha, she was not permitted to show favor to the family she had been born to. However, the link between the two orphaned siblings remained strong.

<Did he look well?> she asked urgently.

<Um...> Ben began stupidly. He covered his right eye with his hand. <See gone.>

Her ears folded downward at the news.

<But well,> Ben assured her. <He lead other people.>

The priestess’s tail twitched at this. Before the commando had left Pelle, it had elected Bao Aren, Bao Sen’s father, as captain. If Azarin was now captain, then that meant the Huntress’s father was dead.

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