The Prisoner of Eldaron (2015) by Jay Allan

Author:Jay Allan [Allan, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Galactic Empire, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Space Opera, Colonization, Science Fiction, Space Marine, Military, First Contact
Amazon: B0140KJ75Y
Publisher: System 7 Publishing
Published: 2015-08-16T07:00:00+00:00

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“I need your help again, Jamie.” Wheaton had been waiting for him when he docked. He caught the smile on her face when she first saw him. She had heard all the legends about the Black Eagles too, and as soon as he saw her face, Elias knew she’d been worried since he’d left Zephyr.

“Of course, Elias. We’ve come this far, haven’t we? What do you need?”

His eyes darted toward the crewman standing alongside the docking controls…then back to Wheaton. She understood immediately. He wanted privacy.

“Let’s go to my office,” she said, keeping her voice as businesslike as possible.

Elias nodded, and he followed her through the hatch and down the corridor. They were both silent until they stepped into the tiny room she used as a workspace, and the hatch closed behind them.

“So,” she said, “what do you need me to do?”

“I need to go somewhere. As quickly as possible. And I mean brutal g forces, strain the engines to the breaking point fast.”

She stared back, a troubled expression on her face. “We came all this way to have your brother interrogate the prisoner…and now we’re not even taking him to the Nest? We’re just leaving…and going somewhere else?” She paused. “Elias, you know I support you…but don’t you think we are in enough trouble already? We need to go back to Atlantia.”

“My brother is en route to Eldaron, Jamie.” Elias blurt out the words. “He has his entire attack force with him. That is why we are leaving.”

“Eldaron? What is on Eldaron?” She sounded confused. The Tyrant of that world had a fearsome reputation, but for all its ruler’s reputed cruelty, Eldaron had never been aggressive with the worlds around it.

“Perhaps nothing,” he said softly, a touch of sadness clinging to his voice. “Perhaps my father.”

“Your father is dead,” she said, her voice tentative, sympathetic.

“Perhaps not. Darius had evidence that he might still be alive. A prisoner on Eldaron.”

She stared back with a look of astonishment on her face. “My God…”

Elias just nodded and looked back at her.

“Okay, Elias. We will go to Eldaron.”

“No.”

“No?” she said, a confused look on her face.

“Not Eldaron, not yet.”

“Then where do you want to go?”

“Armstrong.” His gaze hardened, his plan taking shape in his head. “I want to go to Armstrong. As quickly as we can get there.”

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