Warden's Fate by Tony James Slater

Author:Tony James Slater [Slater, Tony James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

The Folly wasn’t really designed to operate inside an atmosphere, so they followed her back into orbit before attempting to dock.

Kyra was waiting for them as the ramp came down — one of the advantages of having an AI in charge.

Overwhelmed with relief, Tris was torn between throwing himself into her arms, or breaking down and weeping. He managed to avoid both — narrowly — and instead gave her what he hoped was a cocky grin. “Better late than never,” he said, stepping aside so the others could follow him out.

She spread her hands. “I can’t leave you people alone for five minutes! Look at the state of this shuttle. I’d say you’d wrecked it, except it was a piece of crap before we took it.”

Kreon, the next out, laid a hand on Kyra’s shoulder. “Sharki?” he asked.

Her face went hard, her lips pressed tightly together, and she shook her head.

“I am sorry, Kyra. Truly. He was an excellent soldier.”

“Yeah.” She blinked away tears, dabbing at the corner of her eyes with her knuckles. Then she looked up, and her expression turned a shade darker.

Tris followed her gaze and saw Ella, frozen in place halfway down the ramp.

“You,” Kyra said, levelling a finger. “We need to have words.”

The deadlock held for a second, until Lord Balentine appeared at the top of the ramp, struggling with the clasps on his helmet.

Kyra stared up at him, clearly confused. “Who the hell is this guy?”

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