Darrell Bain by Savage Survival

Author:Savage Survival [Survival, Savage]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER TWELVE

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Lyda sent Elijah to warn the other leaders about the gangs and to pass on more information about the hexapods. She sent other instructions with him as well. “Tell them I want everyone here three days form now to plan some kind of strategy against those two gangs. We have to end that, and as soon as we can.”

“I agree. Damn it all, wouldn’t you think that with plenty of food in their bellies they’d be satisfied to … no, cancel that. There’s always going to be the psychopaths and the people with no moral scruples who will take advantage of others whenever they can. I guess we’ll always have to contend with them.” He ran his hands over the crest of the hexapod he had named Beeswax and was rewarded with a rumbling vibration. “All right, me and Beeswax here will leave as quick as I can get a few things together. It’ll take two days or so to get around to everyone.”

“We’ll be looking for you. Be careful, Elijah. We can’t afford to lose you.”

“I’ll be careful,” he assured her.

Lyda stepped forward and gave him a hug, the first time she had ever done that. “You’re a good man, Elijah. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

“Somehow, I suspect you’d manage, but thanks for the compliment. You take care, too.”

As Lyda watched him stride off, he raised a hand to his face. She thought he was probably wiping at his eyes, just as she was having to do. They were suddenly wet.

After seeing Elijah on his way, Lyda went to find Gavin. Aside from the developing romance, he had made such an impression on her that she intended to appoint him to one of the vacancies left by the loss of Karen and Troy, neither of whom had returned. Not even their bodies had been found. Lyda thought someone had probably dragged them to one of the disposal areas and let them be absorbed like the other waste. She still had inquiries out, but had about lost hope by now. Besides the promotion, there was another matter she needed to take up with him.

As usual, she found him working with the hexapods. The surviving Tweedle almost never left his side now. Three others just as large were crowding around him, each trying to get closer to him than the other, like house dogs vying for attention from their master or mistress. It was funny to watch. He had an appreciative audience of other people idle at the moment. Gavin recognized her laugh and looked up. He motioned to the people nearby and urged them to come closer.

“Just be slow and gentle. Pretty soon, they’ll probably choose someone to tag around after. If not, don’t try to force anything on them and they’ll be back.” He left the observers and came over to Lyda.

“Hi.” Gavin winked at her.

Lyda smiled. She felt her heart skip a beat just looking at him. It might really be love, she thought.

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