The Courier's Quest (The Bolaji Kingdoms Series Book 3) by T.S. Valmond

Author:T.S. Valmond [Valmond, T.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-10T16:00:00+00:00

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"They didn't." Idobe's face remained passive despite his devastating words.

"So, they just let their people die?"

"No, anyone with the disease was quarantined from the general population and then terminated."

Rasha couldn't believe what she was hearing. They'd ended the virus by killing the victims. It was so barbaric that she couldn't imagine a people willing to do that. She must have made a face.

"I see what you're feeling and I can't say I blame you. However, when a third of your population is already sick and you've got a wide spread epidemic on your hands, you're desperate for a way to save the other two-thirds. That was just the one case. The other was a sole survivor from a planet destroyed by a neighboring species who feared the disease so exterminated them rather than deal with the virus themselves."

"So, there's no hope."

"I wouldn't rush to that conclusion just yet. Our circumstances are not so dire." He looked up from the microscope again, but this time Idobe looked up at her, "You seem smart. Tell me, how long before all nine kingdoms showing cases will be rendered incapacitated?"

"Nine?" Rasha had assumed all the kingdoms had citizens that were affected.

"The Wola and the Majiwan have no cases within their borders. As far we understand, not one Wola has fallen sick. The Majiwan infected were outside of the water at the time and were quarantined on land."

Rasha wondered about what that might mean.

"I don't know what that means," Idobe said as if reading her thoughts. "It's only a place to start and not a place to give up. I believe through science we can find a cure, but we must keep working."

"But you're all alone here. Where are the others?"

"Some are sick with the disease. We determined it was best to work within independent labs. Every lab in the facility had dropped their work to focus on the search for a cure. We keep our contact with others limited in case of exposure, but all the science is put into a shared database until we land on the solution to this complex problem."

"What shall I tell Prince Bashir?"

Idobe thought for a moment. Then he looked up from his work with a sad smile. "Tell him to pray to the goddess Mat`ka of Poda we find a cure in time to save the Bolaji kingdoms. Otherwise we'll be forced to take more drastic measures."

Rasha understood now what he meant by 'drastic measures' and a chill ran down her spine. If the science labs at Q Prime couldn't manufacture a cure, they were lost. She left the building feeling less sure about her next move than ever before. If Jak was with her, he'd say something funny to keep her spirits up or sing a song. Instead, he was lying in a bed at the Ishola palace dying of an incurable disease. She missed him and wished more than ever that their last words had been different. She wrapped her hand around her amulet. He'd said to pray.

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