The Pirates of Mercury: The Kelvin Voyages Book One by Kyle Larson

Author:Kyle Larson [Larson, Kyle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-13T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

QUEEN ELEYN DESCENDED from her shuttle, this time on an unmanned space station called the Aman Station that was trapped in a decaying orbit around Earth. Within the next fifty years it was predicted to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, so it was just left floating there in case anyone ever needed to use it for an emergency landing. There were dozens of older space stations, just floating around Earth, waiting for their eventual death in Earth’s fiery reentry point to the atmosphere. Queen Eleyn had chosen this one because her brother would know which one it was.

This time it was Earlos alone, without the Moon Lords present. He did not expect his sister, the queen, would be well when they met. Her son and possibly only living child had been sent into one of the most dangerous and uncharted parts of the Nine Kingdoms. Queen Eleyn was composed, but her eyes were tired from a sleepless night. She appeared to him as strong and stoic as Earlos remembered – this gave him great relief.

“We saw the news, sister,” Earlos said, trying to provide relief to the always tenuous situation of who says the first word. “We are ready to depart. Lord Brother Raige has a sister high in Mercury’s government. We’ve been provided a detailed map of where the Monarch is going. Our ship is prepared and will provide more than adequate back-up.”

Queen Eleyn said nothing at first. She just stared into the darkness of the stars, beaming in through the enormous window at the other end of the hangar. It was large enough that one felt like they were standing in space.

“Thank you, brother, but I come on official business,” Queen Eleyn began, nervously. “My husband, his majesty King Erelm, has decreed you and the other Moon Lords are to leave Earth’s satellite and never return. You have one-month to gather what you need and be gone from here. Failure to do so will result in your arrest and deportation to Earth’s remote prison in the Kuiper Belt.”

“Then tell him he can arrest me when I and the other Moon Lords return from saving his son, my nephew,” Earlos said. “The king’s business with me and my lord brothers can wait. I assumed you were here to wish me luck or even bring good news from the king, but that was my mistake.”

Eleyn came very close to him. Behind the crown and the ceremonial garb, Earlos saw his sister again. The look in her eyes told him more than words could that she was his ally.

“What’s happening with Kelvin…Earlos, it’s killing him. He’s really losing it. I’ve put in a delay of his order with the courts, but I promised him I would come tell you myself. Because he’s descended from the Sellwood line, he has final say, unless the courts override him like I’ve petitioned. If he challenges that, then I will put in a motion to have him temporarily removed from power until he gets a hold of himself.

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