The Uprising: Groundborn by Scott Moore

Author:Scott Moore [Moore, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

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Constant swirling, laughter, joy, and it was all rubble. It meant nothing to them and even less to her. Yet, both the group of nobles and Alti stayed put inside the room that grew much too warm.

Alti ducked away behind another pillar. The room swirled with energy and the sweat rolled down her body. She leaned her head against the cold stone for a moment, thinking to herself. She imagined the bodies of the Groundborn piling up before her. Imagined the way her blades would slice through them. It comforted her. Nerves were running rampant ever since Hamms had caught her. How she had let her guard down so low? There should have been no way anyone found her in the shadows and yet, Hamms had casually strolled up to her side.

His ease had been almost unnerving. Nov convinced her that no one would help the city if it fell. She didn’t get that vibe from Hamms though. He felt different. Almost like Nov felt different.

Alti took a chance to poke her head around. She made a quick sweep of the room. Things would come to a close soon. She looked at the grand dais and saw Hamms staring right back at her. His meaty hand rose from his hip and he waved with a smile. Alti shoved her head back around. Her heart hammering. What was this man’s deal?

Alti opened another hole into the room and stepped through to the other side. If Hamms came to visit her again, she wouldn’t be sticking around to greet him. She stepped out on the other side. His attention had wavered to a young woman in servant clothes next to him. Her eyes looked more intense than just a maid servant. Alti didn’t have time to think on that. There would be a room full of Groundborn soon. She had to stay focused on protecting the people.

She pulled her shirt from her chest and allowed the sweat to roll down her breast.

She watched so many people dancing and twirling that she started to feel dizzy. The constant motion and exertion clouded the air. The fake joy and laughter clawed at her ears.

Why would people make it such a point to pretend to be joyous? Why not leave and find something that truly made them happy?

She spared a glance for the women upon the dais. Alti could never understand human nature. Sure, her mother had been a human, but that didn’t mean much in the Gremory.

People seemed to do things they hated for people they couldn’t stand, so they could be stepped on. While they did this, they smiled and nodded in feigned pleasure. Baffling. Most of the men here would leave this ball and drink themselves silly and whore the city until dawn. That may make them happy for the night, but she knew they would wake up feeling like hell. Then they would do it all over again.

That is if they were able to wake up again at all. Alti touched her weapons.

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