The Cloud by Daniel Boshoff

Author:Daniel Boshoff [Boshoff, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-09T23:00:00+00:00

About an hour later their breakfast was ready.

The iguanas tasted less bad than Evelyn had expected after being grilled over a fire Bob had lit near the river by transferring some coals from the one he kept forever smoldering in his cave, and in fact as she looked over the carcasses there was barely a scrap of meat remaining. She had to admit, taking in the contented expressions of her companions and the beautiful valley in which they sat, that the idea of simply living out their lives hidden here was somewhat appealing. But she knew it was only a romantic thought – and Brenner was still out there.

The words the Mind had spoken through Brenner in her dream had stayed with her all morning. What if it had been real? What if the Mind really did have Brenner? She didn't know when she had decided this, but she suddenly knew she had to go to the Colony. She had to see for herself. The only question was: how would she explain her decision to the others?

Suddenly Clove gave voice to her thoughts of their missing companion. “I wonder how Brenner's doing,” she said, looking down at the iguana leg in her hand. “She must be so hungry, and afraid.”

“Yeah, we should get back to the shuttle today. Maybe she's seen our message,” Matthew said hopefully.

“I dunno guys...” Kenji scratched his chin nervously. “What about those freakin' wolves? You remember; the ones that tried to eat us?”

“We'll just have to be careful,” Matthew answered. “We can't just forget about Brenner, pretend like she doesn't exist.”

“Look, all I'm saying is it doesn't help anyone if we get ourselves killed.”

“What if it was you all alone out there? We'd come back for you, you know.”

Kenji met Matthew’s stare evenly. “I know. And I appreciate that. But we can't just go traipsing through the woods and hope those things don't find us again. We need a plan.”

“We could create some kind of a diversion ...” Clove suggested.

“Yeah, exactly. A diversion could work.”

Evelyn had been listening to their conversation in silence. She didn't know how to tell them about her dream, didn't know how to explain the strange link she seemed to have with the Mind, how it spoke to her. Following some deep intuition, she had never told them about the voices in her head when they first arrived, voices which she now knew belonged to the Mind, or the fact that both Seren and Holly had been trying to take her somewhere. Now she finally had an idea where.

The Tall Hut. She was certain that was where the Mind was located, and from where it controlled the black mist. Would she find Brenner there? She didn't know, but she knew it was time for her to come clean.

“I think I know where Brenner is,” she said. They all turned to look at her, and she told them everything: about the voices she'd heard, about Seren and Holly trying to lead her somewhere, about her dream.

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