Mists of Kragdon-ah: An Alex Hawk Time Travel Adventure by Shawn Inmon
Author:Shawn Inmon [Inmon, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pertime Publishing
Published: 2021-11-26T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twenty-Four
Therese, Queen of the Thobis
Her voice had a definite waver in it, but it was still strong, nonetheless. She leaned forward and looked at Alex with interest. âYour accent is odd to me, though. You must come from a different time.â
âI came originally from the twenty-first century,â Alex answered.
Her head rocked back. âThat far, eh? We left that world behind late in the nineteenth century. I have only spoken in the language of the thobis for many generations now, so forgive me if I lose my grasp on the mother tongue here and there.â
âYouâre doing fine,â Alex said.
The old womanâs sharp eyes took in the rest of Alexâs group. âDid Earth change so much over the next few hundred years that people have evolved in such different ways? Are there many the size of your giant, now?â
âIt is a very long story, which I am happy to tell you if you wish. The short version is that I traveled forward in time many millennia, where I met Versa-eh, and Torana.â He nodded at each of them. âMy daughters are Sanda and Amy. This young woman is Mickey and she and Beldin are of Astora. The man on the end is Hawthorne. He came from England several hundred years before your time.â
âIsnât this fascinating? So many different races and people from so many different times. We havenât had company here in many years. Having the thobis to protect me is wonderful and keeps me safe, but it does make it quiet around here.â She looked up at the huge hairy creatures that guarded her. Alex could only describe her expression as love and affection. âThey are my best friends, but they are not much for conversation.â
âYou said we left that life behind in the late nineteenth century. Are there others here with you from that time?â
âNo longer. My husband, Claude died...â she hesitated, grasping for an answer. âWell, I donât know how long ago. Many, many years ago. Like so many on Astora, we came here by accident. Our ship was captured and taken to another island. We were put to work as slaves, but escaped. When we washed up here on Andio, we approached the island from the northwest direction. We thought perhaps the whole island was deserted. It wasnât until the thobis found us that we knew anyone was on the island.â
âI canât imagine how you went from refugees, washing up on an unknown shore, to living and being protected by the thobis. That must be a story,â Alex observed.
âIt is, but it was all Claude. He could talk the birds down from the sky. I thought these giant, hairy beasts were going to kill us straightaway, and that would be the end of us. Instead, Claude managed to communicate with them. Before long, he had convinced them we were gods, sent to the island to watch over them. Weâve been here ever since.â
Alex smiled and shook his head. âIncredible.â He nodded at Mickey and said, âWe are looking for her father.
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