every chance he got. "I don't approve your mating so you can keep your damn hands off my sister."
Fists flew, striking flesh and drawing grunts and groans from the two warriors. Little by little they moved out of the transporter where the other warriors formed a circle around them.
Soren landed several blows in a row and Berit stumbled back then caught himself and charged toward him. Soren stepped aside at the last moment but Berit followed his move and tackled him to the ground where he landed on top and got in two punches before Soren managed to grab hold of him and roll them until he was on top. Soren pulled his fist back but was stopped from hitting Berit when Skye ordered several of the other warriors to intervene. "We've got company," she said. "They might have seen the ship landing."
Soren jumped to his feet then extended a hand to Berit and pulled him up when he took it.
"How many?" Soren asked.
The warrior looked toward Berit before he answered.
"Answer the question," Berit said.
"At least a hundred Crimeryns."
Berit asked, "How long until they reach us?"
"Their scouts will reach us in twenty micro-units."
"Any enchantresses?" Soren asked
"Two conjurers but no enchantresses," Skye said.
"Any ships?" Soren asked.
"No," the warrior said.
Soren glanced at the opening to the cave, nodded and walked back toward the ship.
"Where are you going?" Berit asked.
"I'm going to move the ship into the cave."
Berit laughed. "That isn't possible. Besides Skye can conceal it."
"No, it will give them something to hide behind," Soren said over his shoulder. "Just get everyone out of the way." He disappeared into the ship and a few nano-units later the engines fired up. It rose off the ground and hovered there waiting until the area was clear then slid into the cave.
Skye smiled when Berit cursed and asked, "Where'd this male come from?"
"He crashed on Tundra."
"Are you sure he's your mate?"
Skye laughed. "Yes, I'm sure." She patted Berit's arm. "He's a worthy warrior."
Berit frowned. "What's this about pissing on me?"
Skye laughed. "He says a lot of strange things but my favorite is 'oh em gee.' He says it when I tell him something surprising or amazing. He knows a female who says these things although he doesn't remember who she is."
Berit pulled her closer to him. "Perhaps this female is his mate."
"You know he couldn't have mated with me if he already had a mate. Please try to accept him, Berit."
"I will for your sake but what do you mean when you say that's all he remembers?"
"He was injured in the crash and only remembers a few things but I think his memory will come back eventually."
Berit grabbed her arm. "Tell me you haven't done something dangerous. If he has no memory how did you ask him to be your mate?"
Skye focused on the opening to the cave. "When I asked him he hadn't lost his memory. It was only after he slept and woke that his memory was gone."
"So, you got his consent before you claimed him?"
"He said he wanted me," Skye said then turned away and smiled at Soren when he appeared in the cave opening.
"You're lying to me." Berit tugged on her arm.
"It's a long story. We'll talk about it later." She pushed his hand away then hurried over to Soren. He took her hand and led her back to Berit.
"Skye told me you fight in a triangular configuration," Soren said.
"Yes, usually, but this cycle we only have Skye and Raina so we fight in a line," Berit said.
Soren pointed to the high cliff that towered over the cave entrance. "We need to take the high ground. It will give us the advantage."
Berit nodded and turned to Skye. "Can you do it?"
"Yes. I can make handholds so we can climb and then Raina and I will make a tunnel-like shelter for us." She pointed to several places high up on the cliff face. "That should be the center point. One end should be there," she pointed to a small rocky ledge to her right, "and the other there." She pointed to a dark layer of rock to her left.
"Excellent."
Fists flew, striking flesh and drawing grunts and groans from the two warriors. Little by little they moved out of the transporter where the other warriors formed a circle around them.
Soren landed several blows in a row and Berit stumbled back then caught himself and charged toward him. Soren stepped aside at the last moment but Berit followed his move and tackled him to the ground where he landed on top and got in two punches before Soren managed to grab hold of him and roll them until he was on top. Soren pulled his fist back but was stopped from hitting Berit when Skye ordered several of the other warriors to intervene. "We've got company," she said. "They might have seen the ship landing."
Soren jumped to his feet then extended a hand to Berit and pulled him up when he took it.
"How many?" Soren asked.
The warrior looked toward Berit before he answered.
"Answer the question," Berit said.
"At least a hundred Crimeryns."
Berit asked, "How long until they reach us?"
"Their scouts will reach us in twenty micro-units."
"Any enchantresses?" Soren asked
"Two conjurers but no enchantresses," Skye said.
"Any ships?" Soren asked.
"No," the warrior said.
Soren glanced at the opening to the cave, nodded and walked back toward the ship.
"Where are you going?" Berit asked.
"I'm going to move the ship into the cave."
Berit laughed. "That isn't possible. Besides Skye can conceal it."
"No, it will give them something to hide behind," Soren said over his shoulder. "Just get everyone out of the way." He disappeared into the ship and a few nano-units later the engines fired up. It rose off the ground and hovered there waiting until the area was clear then slid into the cave.
Skye smiled when Berit cursed and asked, "Where'd this male come from?"
"He crashed on Tundra."
"Are you sure he's your mate?"
Skye laughed. "Yes, I'm sure." She patted Berit's arm. "He's a worthy warrior."
Berit frowned. "What's this about pissing on me?"
Skye laughed. "He says a lot of strange things but my favorite is 'oh em gee.' He says it when I tell him something surprising or amazing. He knows a female who says these things although he doesn't remember who she is."
Berit pulled her closer to him. "Perhaps this female is his mate."
"You know he couldn't have mated with me if he already had a mate. Please try to accept him, Berit."
"I will for your sake but what do you mean when you say that's all he remembers?"
"He was injured in the crash and only remembers a few things but I think his memory will come back eventually."
Berit grabbed her arm. "Tell me you haven't done something dangerous. If he has no memory how did you ask him to be your mate?"
Skye focused on the opening to the cave. "When I asked him he hadn't lost his memory. It was only after he slept and woke that his memory was gone."
"So, you got his consent before you claimed him?"
"He said he wanted me," Skye said then turned away and smiled at Soren when he appeared in the cave opening.
"You're lying to me." Berit tugged on her arm.
"It's a long story. We'll talk about it later." She pushed his hand away then hurried over to Soren. He took her hand and led her back to Berit.
"Skye told me you fight in a triangular configuration," Soren said.
"Yes, usually, but this cycle we only have Skye and Raina so we fight in a line," Berit said.
Soren pointed to the high cliff that towered over the cave entrance. "We need to take the high ground. It will give us the advantage."
Berit nodded and turned to Skye. "Can you do it?"
"Yes. I can make handholds so we can climb and then Raina and I will make a tunnel-like shelter for us." She pointed to several places high up on the cliff face. "That should be the center point. One end should be there," she pointed to a small rocky ledge to her right, "and the other there." She pointed to a dark layer of rock to her left.
"Excellent."
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