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Alaina walked forward.
“I can attest to Danika’s words. You don’t have to remain under the oppression of Commander Nix and his men. Should you come with us, we can promise you safety and equality,” my sister added.
One woman closest to me reached out to touch me.
“Danika Stryke. You remind me of your sister Kira,” she said.
I smiled and touched her wrist in solidarity.
“Come on. We need to move fast before anyone notices something is amiss,” I said.
“Are all the women being rescued?” another asked quietly
“Yes. We have forces all over the camp right now. We need to move though,” Alaina answered. All around us, the women climbed out of their beds. Left completely naked and without clothes, they weren’t going to be easily hidden, but we had to try. Alaina guided the first few women out of the north end, into the woods. I kept in the back, helping to lead the others onward. Surprisingly, everyone came without a fight and no one wanted to miss the opportunity to get out.
I’d heard rumors of the sudden increase in cruelty, but it didn’t become clear until one last woman reached for my arm. The tent was mostly empty except for me and her.
“I have a friend in medical row. Will you make sure someone gets her too?” she whispered, her eyes flittering back and forth from me to the others.
“What happened to her?” I asked.
“She was whipped. Commander Nix himself. I honestly don’t know if she’s out of the woods yet, but it was bad. She couldn’t walk when they took her away,” she whispered frantically.
I nodded.
“We’ll get her. One of the men in my unit is a doctor,” I answered, and she sighed with relief.
“Thank you,” she replied before running off after Alaina.
I knew by now the first hovercrafts should be leaving with some of the rescued women. It would take a few trips. By Roan’s estimation based off the most recent records available, there were close to two hundred and fifty females kept here in the camp.
Once the tent emptied, I felt my Vakarrans surround me. They lifted their camouflage ability then and I looked around at each one of them.
“Is anyone assigned to the medical tents?” I asked quietly.
“No. It was considered too high risk,” Roan replied.
I chewed my lip.
“Is it far from here?” I questioned then.
“No. But we’d have to pass the officer’s tents in order to get there,” Xandaar replied.
“We need to stick to the mission,” Roan said carefully, his eyes hardening.
“I can’t leave anyone to die because Nix couldn’t get his hands on me,” I argued.
“We don’t know how many are there. They may not be able to escape on their own, even with our help,” Taraik said.
I knew they were right, but I couldn’t stand down now. I didn’t want to leave a single human behind for Nix to hurt in my name. I couldn’t live with myself if he did.
“We go. Let Alaina and the Second Battalion know we’re taking on an additional mission and will fall behind. We’re not leaving any women here. I don’t want him to hurt anyone else,” I said, setting my lips in a tense line. I stood tall before Roan, squaring my shoulders and lifting my chin. Before long, Roan smirked, which was the last thing I expected.
“I was hoping you’d say that, little dove,” he replied. Beside him, Zac, Taraik, and Xandaar grinned too.
“If we stop by the medical tents, it would be the perfect opportunity to loot some supplies as well,” Xandaar mused.
“Four-point formation. Danika at the center. Invisible the entire way,” Roan demanded and then turned to me. “You can keep your ability steady for that long?” he asked. I nodded, and he grinned. “Move out. We’ll take each med tent one by one. We assess first and then decide how to proceed. Do not engage. That means you too, Danika.”
