This Battle Lord's Quest by Linda Mooney

Author:Linda Mooney [Mooney, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: sensuous, swords, post-apocalyptic, romance, science fiction, erotic, adventure, mutants, futuristic
Publisher: Music And Press
Published: 2013-10-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Questions

On the other side of the fire, Paas sat up, crossed her legs, and rested her arms on her knees. “You think your name’s Aggee? It’s probably similar, which is why it rings a bell.” She shrugged. “Fine by me. I have to call you something. Might as well call you Aggee until you say differently.”

Aggee watched as the woman turned the spear over the fire, to allow the meat to cook on the other side. Paas had removed the glowing necklace and set it to one side, and it lit up the area like a tiny lantern.

“How long will that thing keep shining?”

“Usually a day’s worth.”

“What’s in it?”

“Some kind of solar powered piece of metal. I’m not real knowledgeable about it. My ancestors found quite a few of them in the ruins many, many years ago.”

“Ruins?”

“Yeah. We live among them, my tribe does. It used to be a big city that got washed away after the moon burst, and the ruins are all that’s left of it.”

“How many of you live there?”

“You mean, how many are in my tribe? I would say a couple hundred. The Hassee tribe is bigger. Probably the biggest. Our scouts tell us they have nearly six hundred.”

“Hassee tribe?”

“They live across the lake.”

“What other tribes are there?”

“The fiercest is the Orlins tribe. They’re the ones you have to watch out for. They’ll shoot you as soon as say hello. Then there’s the tribe that lives in the caves up in the mountains. They’re the Kintuck tribe. They don’t come down out of the mountains very often, so I’ve been told. At least, I’ve never encountered one, but I know what they look like in case I do.”

Aggee frowned at her. “What they look like?”

“Yeah. Each tribe has its own markings.” Paas ran a finger over the triangle in the middle of her forehead, then touched the parallel lines running from her lower lip, down her chin and neck. “This is how others can tell I’m from Lanta.”

“Are you Mutah?”

“What’s Mutah?”

“A mutant.”

Paas’ eyes widened drastically. “Sweet Stephen, no! Why would you suggest such a thing?” From her body language, Aggee could tell the idea was more than objectionable. It was disgusting to her.

“I saw those marks on your face and arms. I was wondering. I’m sorry if I offended you.”

Paas waved a hand in dismissal. Leaning over the fire, she checked on the voles. “Almost done. Won’t be much longer.”

Aggee stared at what she could see of the cavern. Now that her eyes had adjusted to the surrounding darkness, she was able to make out the shadows of shapes lying outside the light’s range.

“Paas, why didn’t you kill me when you approached me?”

“What makes you think I didn’t want to?”

“I don’t know. A hunch?”

The warrior woman played with the fringe on her leather vest. “I was prepared to,” she admitted. “I watched you for the longest time before I approached you. I saw you were injured. You looked so lost.” She paused, then added, “Would you have tried to kill me?”

“Only if you had made the first move.

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