The Fire Eye Refugee by Samuel Gately

Author:Samuel Gately [Gately, Samuel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-15T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16. Threats in the Camp

After Kay had taken a couple quick turns to get away from Maggie’s tent, she paused to get her bearings. She looked around for a moment, then decided to check in on the orphanage Ewan had showed her the other day. It didn’t take long to get there. The scene was the same, children running around as the women cared for the little ones, Lady Garret with them. Kay watched, concealed behind a tent.

Why had Ban Terrel set her on Maggie? And what did she do now that she found her? Children were easier. Almost always the people looking for them meant to protect them, bring them home. The fact that they were looking for them nearly always put them on the right side. These orphans would all weep for the opportunity to have someone actually looking for them, not just ignoring them. Kay would have. But fetching adults was a whole different game. There didn’t seem to be much to Maggie. A dark and troubled past, for sure, but not one of significance. Not the kind of life to catch the attention of a man well-positioned with the Dynasty. Ban Terrel had known Maggie’s name, a bit about her, all accurate. Where had that information come from? Would he be surprised to learn there was no daughter? Was Maggie lying, maybe she’d known Ban Terrel once, perhaps under a different name? Kay had been expecting a mixed-blood girl, not a mixed-blood woman.

She wasn’t ready to see Yamar and deal with his questions. He’d threatened to put another investigator on the case, but she wasn’t sure she believed him. They’d made a good choice in hiring Kay. No one else could have gotten access to the camp and set an experienced former cop on finding the girl. Then come up with the mother’s location the next day. She was uniquely qualified for this one. Which meant they needed her. They could wait.

Kay watched the children play for another moment, toying with the bracelet on her arm. One girl was shoved down by a larger boy. Part of Kay wanted to go help her. She didn’t often spend time with children. She’d never seriously entertained having any of her own, but she liked the idea of protecting them. Some sort of guardian from the shadows. As compulsions went, a lot healthier than wanting to start fires.

There was a sudden movement and Kay felt rough arms lock around her. A man’s voice, slurred with drink, “Look here. A pretty little sungod wandering all alone.”

Kay thrashed but his grip just tightened. “You ever been with a real man? You’re gonna love this.” He removed one arm and began fumbling with his pants.

Kay threw her head back, cracking hard against his nose, then twisted in his arms. She got a hand up between them and gave him a solid shove. He fell into the nearby tent, rolling off it near her feet. She reached for her baton, then thought better of it.

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