Sands (Sharani Series Book 1) by Nielsen Kevin L

Author:Nielsen, Kevin L. [Nielsen, Kevin L.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Future House Publishing
Published: 2015-07-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12 – Division

The news of this success will rekindle their hope. There is still much work to be done. Much work indeed. Size augmentation is the primary concern. Then multiplication.

The work would move faster if Briane were here. She vanished on the eve of our great success and has not yet returned.

-From the Journals of Elyana

“Someone should go and warn them.”

Rhellion banged a fist down on the table, the sound reverberating in the small room. “Enough, Kaiden. You are here to fill in for Sarial, not rehash old decisions already made well before you were born.”

Kaiden sat as far forward on his chair as he could without falling off. “Some of us are not so coldhearted as you,” Kaiden said softly. “Some of us think that the old ways are not what you older gentlemen believe. The stories and legends speak of a time when all the desert people were one, not divided as we are now. On the eve of this crisis, it may warrant another discussion.” He finished his words with a pointed look at Makin Qays, though the Warlord returned his look with impassivity.

“This is hardly a crisis,” Rhellion retorted, picking up his glass of wine and sipping it carefully.

Makin Qays sniffed at the indulgence but didn’t say anything. It was little wonder that the younger warriors, like Kaiden, were fond of the drink when their elders acted in much the same manner.

“The wall around the Oasis will hold the genesauri back, as it always has,” Makin Qays said. “The marsaisi are much too large to fit through the narrow openings, and the sailfins are repelled by the strange magnetism the walls put off. You should know that better than most, magnetelorium.”

Kaiden grimaced and opened his mouth to reply, but Khari placed a hand on his arm and he swallowed what he was going to say. He pushed back in his seat and slumped down, lowering his head and crossing his arms beneath his chest.

“What we need now is to gather more information,” Khari said. “Strategy before tactics. The patrols are not back yet, and this news doesn’t change anything. It only lets us know that the clans are at each other’s throats. This isn’t the first time. What we need is more information.”

Kaiden shifted slightly in his chair, but said nothing.

“Agreed,” Makin Qays said. “We will need to wait for the patrols to return before we can decide on any further action. If there are no further questions, I think this meeting is over.”

* * *

Lhaurel darted around the corner just as the council room door creaked open. It had been surprisingly easy to sneak up to the council room. In fact, there hadn’t been any need to do any sneaking at all. There hadn’t even been any guards. These people were much more trusting than they should have been.

She dashed down the first side passage that broke off from the main hall she followed. Waiting there in shadow, she reached out to feel the presences of the senior warriors leaving the room.

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