The Defense of Provenia: A Military Sci-Fi Series (The Unity Wars Book 2) by Peter Nealen

Author:Peter Nealen [Nealen, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2021-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

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He couldn’t see anything, but he could hear, even though sounds still seemed muted and deadened, even with the built-in hearing protection in his helmet. He could hear gasps for breath, sobs of fear and relief, the rustle of movement. And amidst it all, he could hear the chirps and clicks of the indig speech. He couldn’t follow any of it, but it sounded like an argument.

A light flared, and when his face shield brightened, he realized just how dark it really had been in the tunnel. His light-enhancement had had nothing to work with.

There were easily two dozen indig fighters there in the tunnel, along with something else that bulked just outside the range of the light. Looking back, he could see the collapsed pile of rubble that had sealed off the tunnel mouth. Even as he looked though, he saw some of the rubble shift, and thought he could hear something, like a bigger version of the buzzing of the borers.

He peered back at the big object behind the clump of indig. The light was between him and it, so he couldn’t see much of it. But it looked like a machine.

Turning his attention back to the indig, he saw Blue Moon Above the Salt Cliff arguing with another mountain tribesman. This one was slightly taller and thinner than the others, and had a strangely shaped crest rising from the shoulder of his jacket. A leader, perhaps?

“Can you understand what they are saying?” Kan Tur asked him, the volume of his external speaker turned down.

He shook his head. “I only learned the sign language,” he confessed. “I don’t know of any human who can really understand any of the indig languages, much less the mountain tribes’.”

Blue Moon Above the Salt Cliff was pointing back toward the humans, but the taller one didn’t seem to respond. He didn’t even look at them. At least, he didn’t seem to. Gaumarus realized he had no idea just how far to either side the indig could see with those four blank, black eyes.

Once again, he realized just how little he really knew about their neighbors on Provenia.

Finally, the tall one made a gesture he couldn’t interpret, and Blue Moon Above the Salt Cliff turned to him.

[I have convinced Fire Arrow in the Sky that you can help us, that humans and The People must band together during this time of war,] he signed. [He has agreed that you will be allowed to keep your weapons. But understand that you will be watched and guarded, and any false move will be punished swiftly and mercilessly.]

[Where are we going, Blue Moon Above the Salt Cliff?] Gaumarus signed, realizing that he was probably the only one there who knew the sign language. As the indig moved around the hulk of the machine behind them, he could see Colonel Piett and several of his detachment, kneeling on the floor, watched over by indig with those big repeaters in their clawed hands.

[We are going to my home, Friend of Hunters,] Blue Moon Above the Salt Cliff signed.

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