As Dawn Rises (The Vassi Contact, #2) by Howard Michelle

Author:Howard, Michelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alien abduction, sci fi romance, first alien contact, action and adventure, space marine, space opera, alien invasion, paranormal romance
Publisher: MH Publications
Published: 2021-09-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Dawn left the armory in high spirits, swinging a bag at her side. “Are you sure I can’t pay you for these?”

“It can be settled later,” Harum told her.

They were off to find a place to eat and Dawn wanted to dance in the walkways. She controlled the impulse but it was a close call. Not just because she’d get to eat something besides fish and seafood, the Vassi preference.

Her gleeful state was the result of the two mezzaluna blades she now owned in the bag. She’d tested several weapons, included a slew of staffs—short and long—made from the lightest weight material Dawn had ever touched.

Her favorite moments had been testing the swords and blades. Anders was right in that she held no interest in the blasters that had the men enthralled. The holo system in the store gave her the opportunity to use the weapons in what seemed like real life scenarios with faux opponents attacking.

Even better, Taka had played a demo of someone actually using the thila blades. Dawn studied it carefully, watching the short recorded session three more times before trying to wield them herself. Instantly, she’d felt connected. The adaptive prediction ability Venik called it made so much more sense now.

The new awareness of such a thing made using the circular knives feel familiar and comfortable at once. She didn’t question the way her body moved or how she’d seamlessly followed the pattern and hand movements of the individual in the demo. By the end, she’d already begun changing and meshing the method of fighting with her style.

On her left, Anders slowed and tensed. Dawn’s nape prickled and she followed the line of Anders’ narrowed gaze. The three War Bird pilots stood clustered together glaring. At her. They exchanged muttered words and Yon spat something in Dawn’s direction.

Whatever it was caused Harum to growl. Their group drew to a halt, only the walkway and passersby separating them from the other pilots.

“Let’s keep going,” she advised in a low voice.

“They threaten you,” Anders snarled.

Dawn shrugged. She didn’t hear whatever was said and didn’t care. The malevolent stare from Yon set her hackles on edge and she’d prefer to avoid the trio on the whole. “I don’t even know what they said.”

“Yon said ja dulo vi cockti,” Callie muttered.

Take a cock in the mouth was the best the translator could do. Dawn played with the meaning and laughed. “So basically suck a dick? That’s not the worst I’ve ever heard.”

Anders, Callie, and Harum looked at her in horror. Their reaction was extreme, but maybe it was culturally offensive. “Listen, ignore them. They’ll be leaving when their ship arrives, right?”

She received a grunt from each of them but at least they started walking away from the danger Yon and his friends represented. They may have been semi-congenial onboard the Black Star but Dawn wouldn’t lower her guard around them.

“Are you absolutely sure I’m not violating some Vassi rule by letting you give these to me?” Dawn asked Harum again, getting back to their initial discussion.

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