Padawan by Kiersten White

Author:Kiersten White [White, Kiersten]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2022-07-26T00:00:00+00:00

There was the sound of screaming from the comms, and then silence.

“That was the second ship,” one of the crew said, accusation in his tone and tears in his eyes. “We’re the only one left. You could have mentioned the asteroid field. None of those crews signed on to die for you.” There was a pause, and the next question came out in more awed fear than criticism. “How are they moving like this?”

He didn’t answer, because he didn’t need to. He hadn’t mentioned the asteroid field because it didn’t matter. It had allowed them out when he didn’t want to leave. And now it would let him in, welcome him home. He piloted the ship with absolute calm. Nothing was going to keep him from Lenahra. He knew it. The asteroid field agreed. Where it had claimed the other two ships with violent fervor, it parted for him.

It recognized his right to enter.

“I don’t like this,” the crew member said, staring warily out at the asteroids behaving like no other asteroids could or would.

He laughed, then, unable to hold it back. “I don’t care what you like.”

The crew member eased away, retreating back into the ship. He was glad. He wanted to be alone, wanted to savor his triumph years in the making. He watched as Lenahra grew bigger and bigger before him. His planet.

When they had dragged him away, screaming and fighting, he had looked for his brother. Had hoped that, together, they could be strong enough to stay. His captors didn’t even listen when he begged, when he told them they were leaving his brother, leaving children. He couldn’t make them stop.

But now no one could stop him. He was back at last, and he would be strong enough by himself, forever.

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