The Runes of Engagement by Tobias Buckell
Author:Tobias Buckell [Buckell, Tobias & Klecha, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, General, Humorous, Action & Adventure, Dragons & Mythical Creatures
ISBN: 9781616964160
Google: P5Yn0AEACAAJ
Amazon: 1616964162
Published: 2024-06-03T16:00:00+00:00
Cale flipped his cloakâs hood back up over the funky hat heâd stolen as he headed into the crowd, concealing the earpiece as he fit it back in.
âHowâs Rashad?â Barden asked over the radio.
âHeâll live.â
âThatâs encouraging.â
âTheyâre all fine,â Cale said. âItâs the worst combat-conditioning stint theyâve ever done, but itâs not going to kill them.â
âProbably.â Bardenâs own sigh came through loud and clear.
âLomicka and Ysbarra have overwatch. Theyâll take out whoever they have to, if it comes to that.â
âI hope it doesnât. Thatâs going to make everything a hundred times more complicated.â
âMore like a thousand, or a million,â he said.
âRoger that.â
âDid you get the coins off Orley?â Cale asked.
âHe made me give him a damn receipt.â Apparently Orley had been carrying around local currency this whole time. Barden requisitioned it so they could make a second go at trying to get supplies.
âGood luck, keep me apprised. Going back to squad channel.â He didnât wait for a response, just tapped the channel button twice on his squad radio. He pressed the talk key again, âAntoine, Hassel, whatâs the status on our new friend Peridot and his hunt?â
âHe did what he promised on the tin. Tracked Lady WÃela due north of town, Staff Sergeant.â Antoineâs voice crackled in his ear. âAbout a klick north of our observation hill. Weâve got eyes on her.â
âOkay, Iâm Oscar Mike. Be there in fifteen. Try to keep her from wandering off any farther.â
âWeâll do what we can.â
Cale made his way out the northeast gate, thankful again for the cloaks that this Peridot character had scrounged for them. In fact, they fit like they had been tailored to drape over his weapons and gear, so he had to wonder exactly where the stranger had gotten them. They certainly seemed to carry some kind of enchantment that made people look away. And Cale thought it suspicious that Peridot had brought enough for the entire squad, including the four in the stocks. But at the moment, heâd take any lifeline offered if it wasnât too obviously a snake; the mission and the welfare of his squad took priority.
Once out of sight of the northeast gate, Cale broke into a trot and angled off the road to take his bearings on the hills that bordered the north side of the town and gave it its name. He let Antoine guide him in, and before long he dropped from a trot into a fast and agitated walk to fall in beside the still-fuming Lady WÃela.
âLady WÃela!â Cale shouted after her as she climbed a grassy rise just outside of town on the northeast side. Trees dotted the landscape in the distance, thickening toward forest as the hills crept to the foot of Mount Grunt in the distance.
âLady WÃela, stop!â He knew she could damn well hear him.
She waved back at them, clearly annoyed, and carried on.
Shit.
Cale couldnât blame her. Heâd be annoyed with himself at this point, too. But, she was his mission, one way or another.
âLady, please stop, now!â He surged forward at his own shout and broke into a trot with Antoine and Hassel tight behind him.
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