Menelaus smile, despite the circumstance. “Well,
he doesn’t know you like I do,” he shrugged, “and he’s always been more
arrogant than smart.”
Dunstan made some kind of hiss and started to step toward
them, but Tolan Lark spoke up once again. “You attack her mate when she can
see and no weapon will be enough to stop her from killing you.”
“You forget your place mercenary.”
“No, you forget. I programmed my auto-pilot to pick us up.
You want a ride, you will behave yourself. We wait for the shuttle to come and
then I take them to the Wosite. If you want to take them both on after that, I
will be long gone. But once again Lord Dunstan, though I doubt you will listen,
you do, and they will be feeding what’s left of you to the recyclers.”
“I think I’ll take my chances.”
Tolan Lark just shrugged, then turned and continued his
study of Nori.
Before Dunstan could bluster more threats that nobody was
taking seriously, the mercenary and Nori both turned at the sound of the
approaching shuttle. Menelaus, noticing every move they made, heard it a
moment later and finally Dunstan realized. He smirked down at both Menelaus
and Nori; sure he would soon have them at his mercy. But Menelaus was watching
Nori, his face a stoic mask surrounding eyes that branded her from across the
room. Clearly, he could not have cared less about Dunstan and his threats.
She met those electric eyes and was once again captured.
Lightning in a bottle…
“Don’t,” he ordered with one word, but Nori understood. He
was telling her not to leave him when they were on the Wosite side of the
bridge. Not to finish making her escape when she had the chance, and fool that
she was she knew if given the choice of her freedom when he was in danger she
would take on the entire tech brigade to see him free of it. Another impossible
choice. They would just have to see what the Wosite had in mind, and then…well,
at this point, she was feeling like fate was busting a gut laughing at her
expense.
“You can go first Lord Dunstan, if you don’t mind.” Tolan
motioned with his weapon, “Then the lovely lady, who will give you a good five
feet distance if you please, and I will follow with the life mate, my blaster
pointed right at his head, so I suggest you not try anything that will make me
twitchy, sweetheart.”
Nori smiled at him showing her teeth, her eyes cold lavender
steel. “You get twitchy and it’ll be the last move you ever make.”
He saluted her. “Of that I am well aware. So let’s all
keep calm and not do anything we can’t walk away from.”
“I can bring the girl.” Lord Dunstan headed in her
direction with his hand out.
Tolan turned faster than Dustan could track and fired at his
feet puffing up dust and a volleyball size crater by his fancy boots. “Not
another step towards her. I will say this once again, mainly because I have
every confidence you won’t listen, the girl is out of your league. Move
along.”
“You almost took off my foot!”
“There is no almost with a blaster, or me.” Tolan motioned
ahead with the gun. “If I wanted to take out your foot, I would have aimed for
it. Hear what I am saying and move on.”
With a growled curse, Dunstan finally turned and headed out
of the tent ahead of the rest of them.
“You do realize he will kill you if he gets the chance?”
Menelaus spoke quietly, as Nori followed with the requested five feet between
them.
“Oh, I know, which is why he won’t get that chance.”
“My wife is harmed by your actions. He won’t be the one you
have to worry about.”
Tolan laughed, then motioned again with the gun for Menelaus
to follow. “He’s not the one I worry about now.”
“He’s stupid, but seems to still manage his own brand of
mayhem. He gets a hold of Nori, or anyone else hurts her and I will hold you
responsible. The universe is not big enough to hide in if that
he doesn’t know you like I do,” he shrugged, “and he’s always been more
arrogant than smart.”
Dunstan made some kind of hiss and started to step toward
them, but Tolan Lark spoke up once again. “You attack her mate when she can
see and no weapon will be enough to stop her from killing you.”
“You forget your place mercenary.”
“No, you forget. I programmed my auto-pilot to pick us up.
You want a ride, you will behave yourself. We wait for the shuttle to come and
then I take them to the Wosite. If you want to take them both on after that, I
will be long gone. But once again Lord Dunstan, though I doubt you will listen,
you do, and they will be feeding what’s left of you to the recyclers.”
“I think I’ll take my chances.”
Tolan Lark just shrugged, then turned and continued his
study of Nori.
Before Dunstan could bluster more threats that nobody was
taking seriously, the mercenary and Nori both turned at the sound of the
approaching shuttle. Menelaus, noticing every move they made, heard it a
moment later and finally Dunstan realized. He smirked down at both Menelaus
and Nori; sure he would soon have them at his mercy. But Menelaus was watching
Nori, his face a stoic mask surrounding eyes that branded her from across the
room. Clearly, he could not have cared less about Dunstan and his threats.
She met those electric eyes and was once again captured.
Lightning in a bottle…
“Don’t,” he ordered with one word, but Nori understood. He
was telling her not to leave him when they were on the Wosite side of the
bridge. Not to finish making her escape when she had the chance, and fool that
she was she knew if given the choice of her freedom when he was in danger she
would take on the entire tech brigade to see him free of it. Another impossible
choice. They would just have to see what the Wosite had in mind, and then…well,
at this point, she was feeling like fate was busting a gut laughing at her
expense.
“You can go first Lord Dunstan, if you don’t mind.” Tolan
motioned with his weapon, “Then the lovely lady, who will give you a good five
feet distance if you please, and I will follow with the life mate, my blaster
pointed right at his head, so I suggest you not try anything that will make me
twitchy, sweetheart.”
Nori smiled at him showing her teeth, her eyes cold lavender
steel. “You get twitchy and it’ll be the last move you ever make.”
He saluted her. “Of that I am well aware. So let’s all
keep calm and not do anything we can’t walk away from.”
“I can bring the girl.” Lord Dunstan headed in her
direction with his hand out.
Tolan turned faster than Dustan could track and fired at his
feet puffing up dust and a volleyball size crater by his fancy boots. “Not
another step towards her. I will say this once again, mainly because I have
every confidence you won’t listen, the girl is out of your league. Move
along.”
“You almost took off my foot!”
“There is no almost with a blaster, or me.” Tolan motioned
ahead with the gun. “If I wanted to take out your foot, I would have aimed for
it. Hear what I am saying and move on.”
With a growled curse, Dunstan finally turned and headed out
of the tent ahead of the rest of them.
“You do realize he will kill you if he gets the chance?”
Menelaus spoke quietly, as Nori followed with the requested five feet between
them.
“Oh, I know, which is why he won’t get that chance.”
“My wife is harmed by your actions. He won’t be the one you
have to worry about.”
Tolan laughed, then motioned again with the gun for Menelaus
to follow. “He’s not the one I worry about now.”
“He’s stupid, but seems to still manage his own brand of
mayhem. He gets a hold of Nori, or anyone else hurts her and I will hold you
responsible. The universe is not big enough to hide in if that
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