Bunduki 5: The Amazons of Zillikian by J.T. Edson

Author:J.T. Edson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Edgar Rice Burroughs, zillikian, Fantasy, tarzan, bunduki, jungle adventure
Publisher: Piccadilly
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six – Only Other Amazons Are My Friends

‘THANK THE LORD that’s over!’ Beryl Snowhill breathed, watching the four surviving Gruziaks galloping down the kopje. Then she turned her gaze to the maid, who was approaching, and staring fixedly to where the motionless figure lay impaled by the arrow. ‘Are you all right, Jill?’

‘Yes, ma’am,’ the redhead answered after a moment. Sucking in a deep breath, she forced herself to remove her attention from the young woman she had killed. ‘I only wish there’d been some other way I—’

‘There weren’t under the circumstances,’ the beautiful platinum blonde asserted, firmly yet gently. Having done what she could to reassure her companion, she looked at the little woman who had been saved by their intervention. Remembering how she had understood the comments made by the departing female warriors, she went on and, even though unable to decide whether the language she used was the same as theirs had been or another, sensed she was not speaking English. ‘Are you injured in any way?’

Still sprawling, where she had landed on the ground, realizing the second sentence had been directed at her, Kit Fox took her gaze from the departing Gruziaks. Being aware that members or the other nations with whom she had made contact possessed a common language through which they could communicate, although having no idea why or from whom the ability had come, she experienced no surprise whatsoever at finding herself able to understand the question. For all that, she could not restrain a slight startled gasp as she looked at the rescuers converging upon her.

The trio might have the facial and hirsute appearance of Amazons, but their attire was not of her race!

As was the case with the Gruziaks and every other nation on Zillikian, to the little Apex, the entire population of the world in which she lived was comprised of her own people and mortal enemies!

The three woman coming towards her were not Amazons.

Therefore, the Apex concluded, they had interceded and driven off her other would be captors merely to take her prisoner themselves!

With that assumption in mind, despite the friendly was in which it had been uttered, Kit Fox did not reply to the question.

Noticing the smallest of the trio was not covering her with her bow, the Apex made a rolling dive and her right hand reached for the sword she had dropped. To make this possible, she was forced to let the already partially dislodged should slip from her left arm. The limb was still somewhat numbed by the blow from the war club and she realized that, under the circumstances, the protective device would be more of a liability than an asset while she was fighting to try to regain her freedom, or die in the attempt.

‘What the h…!’ Jill ejaculated, staring with indignation at the little woman who she and her companions had risked life and limb to rescue, but was now making a grab for the weapon lying a short distance in front of her.

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