Kidnapping Keela by Cathy McAllister

Author:Cathy McAllister [McAllister, Cathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

She had never been in the queen’s chambers before and she was surprised that it was neither bigger nor more luxurious than the chamber that she had occupied when she arrived.

“Take a seat over there, won’t you?” Moreena offered aimiably. “Ceyla? Please have a jug of tajaka and a little something to eat brought to us.”

“Already dealt with, Your Highness,” answered the gentle voice of the computer. “I’ve also seen to it that Lady Keela’s chamber is made up.”

“Thank you, Ceyla. Very considerate of you. Oh and Ceyla, a status report on Princess Solima’s condition, please?”

“Body temperature slightly raised, pulse slow but regular, breathing calm. She’s asleep and healing, Your Highness.”

The queen visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thank you, Ceyla.”

Moreena sat down on the couch next to Keela.

“I have good news for you,” she declared, beaming.

Keela looked at the queen expectantly, but did not say a word. She was too confused by all of the events of the last few hours. First Solima’s accident, and now finding out that Marruk was the son of the royal couple. She still needed to digest all of this.

“General Kordan and Captain Amano have found your two friends. They’re on their way here and are due to arrive in four days.”

Keela’s heart jumped with joy. With a slightly bad conscience she had to admit that she had hardly thought about the two of them during the last week and had only been occupied with her own problems.

“That’s great!” she burst out excitedly. “And they’re well?”

“As far as I know your friend Lory was injured and had to be treated for a few hours in the medical unit on board the Cordelia, but it appears that she’s now fully recovered.”

“Oh!” was all that Keela could say. She hoped that Lory really was better now.

The refreshments arrived and the two women chatted a little about this and that. It distracted Keela for a while from her emotional turmoil, but later, when she was alone in her chamber, she became agitated again. Simply too much had happened in the last few weeks: her abduction by monstrous aliens; the slave market; her rescue; Marruk’s confusing emotions; and now these most recent events and discoveries. All of this was a great deal to compute.

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