The Barren (Kelderan Runic Warriors Book 2) by Jessie Donovan

Author:Jessie Donovan [Donovan, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction / romance / science fiction
Publisher: Mythical Lake Press, LLC
Published: 2017-08-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Vala secured a blaster gun holster around her calf and dropped her skirt back into place. She wished she could wear it at her side like a warrior, but she didn’t need unnecessary questions or she’d never find her target. And considering Azalyn had managed to remain out of sight for over two decades—if the public information she’d found were to be believed—she knew how to stay hidden.

Right before exiting the room, she lightly traced the outline of the flower pendant Thorin had given her. She’d never received a gift from a male before, and despite how much it shouldn’t matter, the slight weight around her neck made her smile. The fact he’d bestowed something so precious into her care spoke volumes. True, he wanted to be able to locate her. But Vala didn’t think Thorin would just give it to anyone so that he could trace them.

And no matter what it took, even if she encountered a thief, she’d fight to protect his mother’s legacy.

Lowering her hand, she took a deep breath and exited her room. She was careful to keep her gaze downward as she traversed one corridor and then another. However, each person she passed only increased her irritation. She might end up spending most of her time on the human Jasvarian colony sites instead of the Kelderan ones, where she wouldn’t have to worry about her station or tradition.

After taking an elevator to the deck where all members of the Sulani family were staying, she dared to raise her head again. Even though it was midday according to the ship’s artificial timekeeping schedule, no one walked about. While the entire Sulani merchant dynasty wasn’t aboard the colony ship, enough were that Vala suspected them to be working for the duration of the journey. A number of merchants had been granted permission to set up shops for the new Kelderan colony, and the Sulanis were one of them.

Since chiming one door after another to locate Azalyn was out of the question for a Barren, Vala headed toward the large common area used by the entire floor. As with most ships, quarters were small. Not even a rich merchant family would be granted special privilege, per the terms of the Keldera-Jasvar Colony Agreement. All non-Barren citizens were equal aboard the colony ship, although Vala doubted it’d stay that way once everyone was living on the new planet.

Thinking of the agreement made Vala think of her friend Taryn. The human female had been kind to her when few had, and it only renewed Vala’s determination to stop any unrest she could aboard the ship. Taryn didn’t need any additional headaches or problems to deal with on her planet.

Vala finally reached the large central area of the floor. Chaises and chairs formed semi-circles to either side, with a small, protected garden in the center. The mixture of bushes and flowers would remind anyone of Keldera and might possibly help them forget that they were in the middle of space, especially since many of the colonists had never been aboard a spaceship before.

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