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“Mark? You in?” I ask.
No response.
I walk into the living room, where Mark’s desk-com is flashing incessantly. An urgent message, it seems. I turn the screen on, and instantly drop the glass of water, shattering it on the hardwood floor.
“Kaitlyn,” I yell. “You’re going to want to see this.”
She glides into the room, the sheets wrapped around her naked frame like a toga, her hair all messy and tangled. She looks perfect, and I want to do nothing more than carry her back to bed, but unfortunately, that’s no longer an option.
“What’s wrong?” she asks when she sees my frown.
I tap a button and the holo-message plays.
The holographic images of Senator Gorgi and Bennet Davenport fill the room, with three prisoners kneeling in front of them. Kaitlyn clasps her hands in front of her mouth when she recognizes them.
From left to right, it’s Mark, Emma, and Karen.
They’ve got all three of them, somehow.
“Oh my god,” Kaitlyn gasps, “how?”
“Tyr, ” Gorgi says in his slithering voice. “You’ve had quite a run, but the game is over. Come here and surrender, or your friends here will discover what the infamous Suncleaver tastes like.”
He waves a golden sword in his hand – my sword.
“You have 6 hours.”
The message cuts out, leaving us standing in darkness.
“That’s it then,” I say. I head back into the bedroom to strap my armor back on, when Kaitlyn stops me, pushing her hands against my naked chest.
“What are you doing?!”
“Surrendering,” I say.
“B-but,” she stammers. “You can’t!”
“Enough people have died for me already.”
Kaitlyn swallows the lump in her throat, a frantic look in her brown eyes. It kills me to see her like this.
“No, but… I thought you’d have a plan, or something!” Kaitlyn pleads.
I kiss the top of Kaitlyn’s head. “I’m happy you think so highly of me, but right now, we’re outmaneuvered. Saving Emma, Karen and Mark’s life is the most important thing right now.”
“What about me?”
“It’s me he wants,” I say. “I’ll make sure you’re unharmed.”
She fights back her tears, understanding the gravity of our situation.
“Okay,” she says. “If you think this is the right course of action.”
“I do.”
“Then I’m going with you.”
“You can’t—”
“You said you wouldn’t leave my side, so I’m not leaving yours,” she says defiantly. “Where you go, I go!”
She glares at me, her hand on her hips, a white sheet the only thing covering her naked form. There’s no changing her mind, and that’s one of the many things I love about her.
“Okay,” I relent.
Kaitlyn doesn’t even protest when I suggest we take Mark’s self-built ship, and I know how much she hates flying. That’s going to be quite an issue for a General’s mate… but that’s a problem for another time.
I punch in the co-ordinates for Gorgi’s hideout – an Arctic research station. The most inhospitable place on Earth. The two of us are quiet during our flight, our minds set on the meeting to come.
I do have a plan, but I haven’t shared it with Kaitlyn. I couldn’t. If she wasn’t hopeless, Gorgi could smell it on her, and he wouldn’t let down his defenses.
I just hope my men get the message in time.
* * *
“ W ell , well, well,” Gorgi says.
He’s smiling wide, baring his fangs, his lizard-like green skin hanging loosely off his small frame.
“Look at you now. The proud General Tyr, Slayer of the Emperor, Scourge of the High Command, Traitor of his people. Not so capable now, are we?”
“The only traitor in this room is you,” I growl. “Well, and him, too,” I nod towards Bennet Davenport.
The thin human smiles coldly, pushing a lock of dark hair out of his face.
“We simply understand politics,” Gorgi hisses. “Unlike you grunts. Sometimes, sacrifices need to be made. For the greater good.”
“The greater good of intergalactic war escapes me,” I say.
“Mark? You in?” I ask.
No response.
I walk into the living room, where Mark’s desk-com is flashing incessantly. An urgent message, it seems. I turn the screen on, and instantly drop the glass of water, shattering it on the hardwood floor.
“Kaitlyn,” I yell. “You’re going to want to see this.”
She glides into the room, the sheets wrapped around her naked frame like a toga, her hair all messy and tangled. She looks perfect, and I want to do nothing more than carry her back to bed, but unfortunately, that’s no longer an option.
“What’s wrong?” she asks when she sees my frown.
I tap a button and the holo-message plays.
The holographic images of Senator Gorgi and Bennet Davenport fill the room, with three prisoners kneeling in front of them. Kaitlyn clasps her hands in front of her mouth when she recognizes them.
From left to right, it’s Mark, Emma, and Karen.
They’ve got all three of them, somehow.
“Oh my god,” Kaitlyn gasps, “how?”
“Tyr, ” Gorgi says in his slithering voice. “You’ve had quite a run, but the game is over. Come here and surrender, or your friends here will discover what the infamous Suncleaver tastes like.”
He waves a golden sword in his hand – my sword.
“You have 6 hours.”
The message cuts out, leaving us standing in darkness.
“That’s it then,” I say. I head back into the bedroom to strap my armor back on, when Kaitlyn stops me, pushing her hands against my naked chest.
“What are you doing?!”
“Surrendering,” I say.
“B-but,” she stammers. “You can’t!”
“Enough people have died for me already.”
Kaitlyn swallows the lump in her throat, a frantic look in her brown eyes. It kills me to see her like this.
“No, but… I thought you’d have a plan, or something!” Kaitlyn pleads.
I kiss the top of Kaitlyn’s head. “I’m happy you think so highly of me, but right now, we’re outmaneuvered. Saving Emma, Karen and Mark’s life is the most important thing right now.”
“What about me?”
“It’s me he wants,” I say. “I’ll make sure you’re unharmed.”
She fights back her tears, understanding the gravity of our situation.
“Okay,” she says. “If you think this is the right course of action.”
“I do.”
“Then I’m going with you.”
“You can’t—”
“You said you wouldn’t leave my side, so I’m not leaving yours,” she says defiantly. “Where you go, I go!”
She glares at me, her hand on her hips, a white sheet the only thing covering her naked form. There’s no changing her mind, and that’s one of the many things I love about her.
“Okay,” I relent.
Kaitlyn doesn’t even protest when I suggest we take Mark’s self-built ship, and I know how much she hates flying. That’s going to be quite an issue for a General’s mate… but that’s a problem for another time.
I punch in the co-ordinates for Gorgi’s hideout – an Arctic research station. The most inhospitable place on Earth. The two of us are quiet during our flight, our minds set on the meeting to come.
I do have a plan, but I haven’t shared it with Kaitlyn. I couldn’t. If she wasn’t hopeless, Gorgi could smell it on her, and he wouldn’t let down his defenses.
I just hope my men get the message in time.
* * *
“ W ell , well, well,” Gorgi says.
He’s smiling wide, baring his fangs, his lizard-like green skin hanging loosely off his small frame.
“Look at you now. The proud General Tyr, Slayer of the Emperor, Scourge of the High Command, Traitor of his people. Not so capable now, are we?”
“The only traitor in this room is you,” I growl. “Well, and him, too,” I nod towards Bennet Davenport.
The thin human smiles coldly, pushing a lock of dark hair out of his face.
“We simply understand politics,” Gorgi hisses. “Unlike you grunts. Sometimes, sacrifices need to be made. For the greater good.”
“The greater good of intergalactic war escapes me,” I say.
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