Risen: A Complete Epic Science Fantasy Series (Rise of the Iliri Book 10) by Auryn Hadley

Author:Auryn Hadley [Hadley, Auryn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781956455465
Publisher: Spotted Horse Productions
Published: 2019-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

CENLA XIE, UNAV

The talk with Jurij took the rest of the day. The man had questions - about everything - and wanted all the answers. Thankfully, he gave just as much back. All in all, he seemed to be a willing partner once Sal assured him she didn't want to take over his country. In fact, it appeared that he intended to be the next Chieftain. Only so he could put Escea back together, he said.

Sal was pretty sure it had more to do with getting back control of his own province, but she wasn't about to bruise his already sensitive ego. Then again, that was the strangest part. In so many ways, he reacted like an iliri. Jurij was proud, he was dominant, and he loved to fight more than anything else. Those were all things she could understand.

But eventually, the night got late and the tactics were once again put on hold. In truth, Sal was only waiting for a few more men. Zensa said the last large group of Rebels would arrive overnight. More would follow, but it wouldn't be hard for them to catch up. That meant all she needed now was Star Fall.

Unfortunately, Sal couldn't just reach out for them with a thought. She didn't have any grauori to send out as scouts, or to meet them partway and escort them back. Instead, she had a city filled with iliri talents. Naturally, she asked Zensa to have a lookout search for Terrans, and to wake her if any headed up the long, winding path to Cenla Xie.

She didn't honestly expect it would happen that night, but sometime in the early hours of the morning, before the sky had even started to lighten, a fist rapped at her door.

"Kaisae?" The voice was female, and timid.

Sal nudged Blaz, grunting in a way she hoped he understood. Blaec had been telling her something, but the interruption had jerked her awake too fast for her to remember it. Now, she felt sluggish, but he'd warned her that could happen. He'd also promised that he'd never let her sleep that deeply unless she was in a very safe place.

Sal almost closed her eyes again, but the girl pounded on the door one more time. "Kaisae!"

"Hang on," Blaz grumbled. "I need pants."

"I see the Terrans," the girl said, sounding like her face was pressed right against the crack of the door. "A small group, but they just began climbing the path up the mountain and seem to be heading here."

"Clothes," Sal grumbled, flapping a hand to prove what she meant.

Tyr simply reached off the side of the bed, grabbed the first thing his hand closed on, and flung it at her. A shirt. Sal barely had it over her body before Blaz was opening the door, his pants only partly closed. The girl was still there.

"Nine men," she said. "All mounted, and all of them wearing Terran uniforms. I just have no way of knowing if they're the ones you're waiting for, Kaisae.

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