A New Home: A Sci-Fi Arthurian Retelling (The Camelot Project Book 1) by Abigail Linhardt

A New Home: A Sci-Fi Arthurian Retelling (The Camelot Project Book 1) by Abigail Linhardt

Author:Abigail Linhardt [Linhardt, Abigail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Soul Press
Published: 2020-06-14T22:00:00+00:00


11

Darkening

Uther stood in Galois's command bay where he could see the hangar and the few vehicles he had. D.R.U.I.Ds worked alongside the humans, but few Avalonian machines were in sight. Morgause and Lot had been speaking closely together for some time and he didn't like the looks on their faces. With a sudden movement, they had gathered their things and marched to a transport. Curious as to what they were saying, Uther punched the master com to hear every word being uttered in the hanger.

"Prepare a pod for Camelot," Lot ordered. "And tell no one that we've gone."

"Yes, sir," the engineer said. "And sir, shall I inform Galois that Pelinore has been trying to reach us? He says there is something amiss back on Camelot."

Lot gave Morgause a meaningful glance. "You may be right," he said.

Fear stabbed Uther in the heart. How had the children found out? What did they know? He gripped the metal railing, leaning closer to hear, but they had already embarked on their mission. They would find out. That was certain. Then word would get back and Igrain would know.

"Captain!" Uther shouted over the system. "Prepare me a small ship. I'm off to Camelot to see Uther and how he's mending."

On his way out, he slipped one of the clear tablets from their charging stations and typed madly on it as he ran out into the city. He accessed Galois's home security and set his--Galois's--status to "away from home" so that if Igrain looked into it, she would see he had left that morning. Then he checked to see that his ship was ready. He skirted down the floating bits of the town and stole a blue cloak and a curved power-saber from an off-planet merchant.

Disguised loosely, he ran to the hangar and slipped aboard the ship, careful to shield his face from the watching cameras and security bots. The things were stupid and would probably fire on such an unknown shape.

He hid in the cargo bay and then activated the ship from the tablet with Galois's password. It was simple enough for him to guess; they had been friends since childhood. The hangar men and engineers were too busy to notice that no pilot had boarded the little ship, yet so no eyes were raised when it took off without one.

Breathing deeply, Uther moved about the ship, making sure no one else lingered around. Only three rooms composed the ship; the cockpit, a small room for passengers, and the little cargo hold so it took him only moments to realize he was safe. But annoyance gripped at his mind. He had only been with Igrain a few days, five at the most, and already he was being forced to flee. If he ever found Lot and Morgause again, they may just end up dying accidentally as well. For now, he needed to get back to Camelot and resume his real identity. He mentally prepared himself because he knew the change would not be an easy feat.



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