The Wielder: Betrayal by David Gosnell

Author:David Gosnell [Gosnell, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Published: 2014-01-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

“That is a most unfortunate desire, Mr. MacInerny” says Grey.

I am looking at this man, Grey Lightbringer, and he is obviously unhappy with my answer based on his response. But I answered honestly and I know he knows that.

He says “Revenge is never a meal that leaves you satisfied.”

He’s right, but I don’t care. And I care less for overdone analogies. I look into his eyes to let him know I feel about it.

“Fair enough” he says. “Your revenge won’t happen here or today, so please release those feelings for the time so we may move on.”

“Come” he asks and I follow him back to the interrogation room.

“Summon the Vetisghar”, he says.

I do, and there is Vets.

Grey walks around her and tells her to stand down. Like that would work. I tell her to stand down and that is she among friends. She relaxes. Grey asks me to have her remove her helmet. I do and so she does.

She bares her teeth at Grey and growls. I tell her he’s a friend. She looks at me confused and looks back at him with a pensive look like an animal caged. So there it is. Vets as best as she gets.

I compel her to truth and Grey questions her. Vets had no knowledge of anything.

The door opens and Znuul glides under the jam into the room. He unfolds his wings and walks towards us. Then he looks at Vets and says some guttural phrases that I cannot understand. Vets recoils and takes to her knees in front of him.

“Is this Vetisghar yours?” He booms.

“What do you think, yes” is my response.

“Let me see your arm” and he takes it and looks at the glyphs on my arm. “This is a Vetisghar” he proclaims.

I try to pull away from him but fail, Znuul's grip is like a vise imbedded in a concrete wall. He looks at me with those red snake eyes, totally devoid of what I perceive as any emotion.

“You call it Vets” Znuul says.”You mean that as contraction of Vetisghar, obviously.”

He bends over me. “Dismiss it. Now!”

I look to Grey who nods yes. So I do.

Znuul smiles and his demeanor changes once Vets is gone.

“Do you even know what a Vetisghar is?” asks Znuul.

“It’s a warrior thing.”

Znuul looks at me as if to say “well, what else”. So I nod “no”

Znuul fixes me in his gaze and smiles. “It is a breed of servant. It either fights for us, cleans after us, or is eaten. It is a conquered race which we have subjugated and is nothing but cannon fodder or however we wish it to serve us.”

I am reminded of the monstrosity of their culture.

Znuul continues. “They are not allowed a name, for to do that gives them individuality. But, once named they are considered beings of their own right.” He says.

Znuul explains that saying that ordering a “Vetisghar do this, is akin to ordering “Human do this”. Heck this whole time I thought I thought it her name.

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