The Savage Alien's Chosen (Astral Heat Book 3) by Ashley Hunter

Author:Ashley Hunter [Hunter, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Amazon: B01EXE98KG
Published: 2016-04-26T18:30:00+00:00

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Within the hour, the three of them were in a jet sleigh and zooming across the vast snowfields stretching beneath the mountainous foundations of the castle. The morning sun was pristine and bright, and an invigorating wind caressed Lara’s face as they sped along.

The sleigh’s inbuilt dampening shields negated much of the adverse effects of the cold climate, and she felt warm and snug inside the sleigh. Nax sat next to her, a solid presence of power, and she had to stop herself several times from snuggling up to him.

“The village of Kron is just up ahead,” Nax said at length, breaking the companionable silence. “I have some duties to perform before we go to the lodge, and you can do some research, if you want.”

“Okay, that’s great,” replied Lara, excited at the prospect of getting the chance to do some fieldwork. Her travel bag had been returned to her with all its equipment and her scientific curiosity was piqued at getting to see more of Nardenstar.

Before long they reached the cluster of mean looking huts clinging to the edge of the iceberg laden ocean. Narden men and women wrapped in heavy furs went about their business and Lara was shocked at the contrast between them and the richly furnished nobles in the castle.

“The poverty is shocking,” she said candidly, as they climbed out of the jet sleigh. “Is it the same everywhere on Nardenstar?”

“Pretty much so,” Nax said indifferently. “Narden society is divided into two classes, the peasants and the nobles. It has been like that since time immemorial.”

“Don’t the people in the lower class not get sick of their conditions? Don’t they ever try and change anything?”

Nax laughed mirthlessly. “Nothing ever changes on Nardenstar. Loyalty to the Ruling House and fear of our Yetoid soldiers keep the people in check.”

Lara didn’t like the sound of that, but she said nothing. She opened her travel bag and took out her scanner so she could record the scene and take some rock samples. As she went about her work an elderly man approached them.

“That’s the headman of the village,” Nax said. “I need to speak to him. Do what you need to do but be quick about it while I talk to him. Granor, bring the supplies.”

As Nax trudged across the snow to talk to the headman, Lara watched the Yetoid unload the containers from the back of the sleigh which they had brought with them from the castle. She had thought they were being taken to the hunting lodge, but obviously she was wrong.

“What did he mean by supplies?” Lara asked curiously.

“Extra food for the village,” Granor said briskly carrying on with his work. “The fishing season has been poor and the village won’t make it through the deep winter without extra supplies.”

Lara raised her eyebrows, pleasantly surprised by this act of charity. “Well, at least the King makes some provision for his subjects so it’s not as bad as I thought it was.”

“King Prius isn’t doing this,” Granor retorted, letting out a disdainful laugh.

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