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“Now, who’s patronizing who?” As I noticed one of their ships had armed their weapons, I issued a hard growl.
“What now?”
“They’re attempting to eliminate us or at least shoot us down. That would lead me to believe they had a crew on the ground ready to take you.” I shot up to the second atmosphere, still trying to avoid warfare.
She peered at the navigational system, studying it intently. “If I’m reading this correctly, we’re over the black swamp.”
I turned my head slightly.
“Coordinates seven-ten, nine-twelve.”
“Correct.” How the fuck did she know that? Our systems had been designed so that no one could break the codes. “Meaning what?”
“Meaning we’re directly over the Cannibal Swamp.”
“I don’t understand.”
“You aliens have no sense of humor,” she said. “It’s a five-hundred-kilometer area of swampland where the inhabitants are some of the most dangerous predators in this or any galaxy. Think predators on steroids.”
When I said nothing, she laughed.
“Alligators? Piranhas? Venomous snakes that with a single bite will render you paralyzed but you’ll feel every single nip and bite as they swallow you whole?” She sighed when I remained quiet. “Trust me. I don’t care what kind of alien being you are, no one can survive being dropped into the swamp.”
“Then I will shoot them down into the area,” I told her with confidence.
“That means you’re willing to risk the fighter pilots who will come after you?”
There was a rebellious tone in her voice, as if she’d caught me being ill-prepared for handling situations in her small world. The truth was she was right. Once I’d made my decision to find the closest location to attempt to find a human mate, I hadn’t looked back, nor had I done my usual thorough research. That could cost me dearly. Then as I’d taken a single deep breath of her intoxicating scent, I’d forgone all other safety protocols, acting as if no other species would dare attack a king. The lovely human was making jest of my arrogance.
“Automatic?”
“That is a system that works very well since my father was a fighter pilot for twenty years. I assure you they are aggressive and stop at nothing. If they’d gotten wind the Tantians were here before, they would have come down on them like flies to honey.”
Her use of the English language was confusing as hell. I understood various specialty words for every alien creature, but hers were of a different era entirely.
“So what do you suggest, little human?”
“I suggest you take them to the furthest atmosphere where I’ll show you a special location where the black holes are hiding. Then you can send them away forever. They won’t be coming back. As with the swampland. No one ever has.”
“How many kilometers?”
“Less than a half narna ring.”
She was abreast of intergalactic space jargon, likely from her father. “Unfortunately, it’s possible I won’t be able to outrun their ships for that distance.”
She burst into laughter. “You must be kidding me.”
“I do not make jokes.”
“Then I guess you’ll need to trust me if you want to get us out of here.”
I narrowed my eyes when a single shot was fired. “Meaning what?”
“Meaning let me be your wingman.” She opened her eyes wide when I continued to remain quiet. “God. Your second in command on this ship? I can get you through some solar rolls with the ship intact. If we’re lucky, their hulls won’t be able to take the explosive heat. If not, the black holes are just beyond.”
She gave me the kind of salacious look that could draw any alien into her lair. “If you wreck this ship, there will be hell to pay.”
“You have no idea the kind of pilot I am.” She rubbed her hands together. “Let me have the controls.”
