Pendomus (The Pendomus Chronicles Book 1) by Carissa Andrews

Author:Carissa Andrews [Andrews, Carissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author Revolution LLC
Published: 2013-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

13

Runa

Landry hands Fenton a small, clear device the size of a thin wire, but arched in a semi-circle.

I lean in for a better look and ask, “What is that?”

“ComLink. I pu’ this behind one of me ears and it’ll bind with me skin, givin’ Landry a feed to vitals and direct communication. Kinda like tha eLink. Unfortunately, ya got tha eLink already in yer ’ead, so they’d short circuit. Which is why I’m tha lucky one,” Fenton says.

“Wow,” I say, impressed, “Can you tap into the visuals, like the Helix does, or does this operate on word communication only?”

“My ComLink can do visuals, too, but sometimes they can be too intrusive. Especially when you need your own sight. The software will only trigger a visual response if you specifically request it,” Landry says, “Personally, I think whoever invented the eLink shoulda considered this stuff more.”

“Everyone ready?” Traeton asks, placing his washed plate and silverware into the drainer. “Thanks for the dinner, Landry. Much appreciated.”

“Eh. It was nothing,” Landry says, shrugging, “Do you guys have everything you need?”

“Seems like we do,” Trae says, “Fenton, you got the sleep packs?”

“Sure do,” Fenton beams. His grin is broad as he turns to me and winks. “We’ll getcha used ta this sleepin’ stuff yet, Runa.”

“Are the Archives really so far that we’ll need to sleep again?”

“They’re far enough that we’ll need to rest before we get there, yeah, ” Kani says, throwing some more supplies into her pack. “You should grab some water, too, Runa. You’ll need something to drink.”

Nodding in agreement, I fill a couple canisters with water and place them in the pack Landry’s letting me use. The sound of the water reminds me of the first time I heard the voice in my head. Even now I can’t quite figure out what to make of everything. If I hadn’t just watched Baxten—I’d be seriously questioning my sanity right now. But everyone else saw it too. As it is, I still haven’t come up with a good way of explaining all that’s happening to me. What if my friends reject me because of the voice? Could I do this all on my own?

Trae walks to the door and holds it open, “Alright, let’s get moving. I’d like to be outta here before anyone has time to question where we are.”

Kani pats him on the shoulder as she walks out the door and says, “Running from Lane, huh?”

“No,” He says, his eyes shifting from Kani to me.

“Don’ worry, Trae. Yer secret’s safe wit us,” Fenton says, laughing, “See ya, bro.”

“Careful out there, guys,” Landry calls out to us as we all exit the building.

Trae leads us through the crowded streets, keeping his head low and a hood up. No one says anything, we all just follow along and try to keep up. We exit the city walls through a tiny side door meant for a person the size of a small child. A pathway winds away, leading into the black abyss on the furthest part of the large cavern opening which houses the Lateral.

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