The Corsair Uprising Collection, Books 1-3 by Schmidt Trevor

Author:Schmidt, Trevor [Schmidt, Trevor]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

16

“Keep your hands off me, scum.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Liam saw Nix tighten his grip on Astrid’s shoulder, digging his claws in and breaking the skin. The Ansaran made a muffled noise but refrained from crying out. She was tougher than he expected of a scientist. Then again, Ju-Long didn’t exactly scream intelligent and he might be the smartest of all of them, when he wasn’t hitting on anything with a pulse.

They were trudging through the dense jungle, daylight fading and in a race to reach the ship before dusk. Liam didn’t want to find out how difficult it would be to traverse the thick jungle vegetation at night. Astrid had hardly said a word on their ascent up the underground spire. Liam had never tortured anyone before, and with any luck he wouldn’t have to start now. He was continuously looking for an angle he could exploit to avoid an unpleasant situation on the ship. He wasn’t worried as much about himself as he was Nix. If there was a rough interrogation Nix might not be able to separate his feelings for the Ansarans with the task at hand. Without as much history, Liam would be a better fit to question her.

Ju-Long hacked away at some heavy foliage, his sharp machete making quick work of it. His ratty leather shirt had found its way to his waist again amid the incredible humidity. Even without direct sunlight Ju-Long was sweating profusely and moving like a man who didn’t just take a bolt of electricity to his chest. Either he had some kind of healing ability Liam didn’t know about, or something was broken in the pain center of his head. Liam was willing to bet on the latter.

Under the jungle canopy it looked far darker than Liam knew it must be above the trees. Only a stray ray of sunlight penetrated the top and made it to the ground. Liam wiped a bead of sweat trailing from his forehead and continued along the old path, taking up the rear to keep an eye on Nix and Astrid.

After a few more minutes of navigating the jungle Ju-Long pushed aside several thick vines and muscled through into the glade. Once Liam crossed to the other side he nearly bumped into Nix and Astrid, the Ansaran stopped in her tracks, gazing up at their ship.

“That’s your ship?” she asked incredulously.

Nix pushed her forward without rendering a response.

Astrid’s eyes glowed brighter and she continued, “I changed my mind, leave me here. Someone’s bound to come eventually.”

The Garuda’s landing gear had sunk another half meter into the moist soil while they were away. Though it had been less than a day, tiny tendrils crept up the landing struts. If they’d stayed any longer, they might never have gotten off the ground again. When they neared the ship Nix retrieved a flat circular device from his inner pocket and pressed a claw down on the button. The ship responded by slowly lowering the ramp until it touched the ground at an angle that was shallower than normal.

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