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The translation device was a real wonder of science but it wasn’t infallible. Sometimes the translations couldn’t be directly translated, so the device had to use the closest description it could come up with.
“He proposed to me and I said yes,” I said.
“Still, he must be worried about you,” Fiath said. “You suddenly disappeared.”
He probably was worried about me. It was funny though. I was far more worried about my friends’ fate than that of my fiancé.
What did that even mean? Did it even mean anything?
My thoughts were interrupted by a group of Titans gathered around a TV hologram device in the room across from this ward.
“What in the world…?” I said. “Excuse me.”
I joined the crowd and weaved between them. They stood watching, transfixed, as someone called Lord Taw stood on a small stage. Around him stood what I assumed to be Changelings. They were hideous creatures that looked similar to insects on Earth… Only six feet tall and with multiple black eyes.
“What’s going on?” I said to the nearest warrior.
“It’s Lord Taw,” he said. “He’s making a speech to the empire.”
“What speech?” I said.
“About whether or not we should accept the Changelings as our leaders. He’s a famous and powerful lord. If he fights the Changelings, then we will all fight.”
And if he doesn’t fight, none of the Titans will fight either.
Titans had a hierarchical structure. The emperor rested firmly at the top. This Lord must be somewhere below him but high enough that he garnered a great deal of respect from the other Titans.
“My fellow Titans,” Lord Taw said. “I am Kal, second son of House Taw. I consider myself honored to be not only a Titan but a member of one of the most revered families in the empire. A few weeks ago, we were attacked without warning by the Changeling army. As befits their reputation, they attacked aggressively and without mercy. They killed my elder brother who was racing to the front lines with much-needed reinforcements.”
There was a pause before he formed a fist and thumped his chest.
“Listen to your heart,” Lord Taw said. “You know what to do.”
The Titans around me performed the same action back at him.
Something was happening.
Something big.
But I wasn’t entirely sure what.
On the hologram, all hell broke loose. Changeling soldiers opened fire on Lord Taw and the crowd of Titans fought back. The hologram cameras switched off and we were left with static.
The Titans stood, slack-jawed, staring at the hologram that was no longer there.
“What happened?” I said.
No sooner were the words out of my mouth than the Titans rushed outside and peered up at Emperor’s Peak.
My heart was in my throat.
The thing they called the beacon was lit. It burned fiercely even now in the afternoon.
The Titans roared, pumping their fists in the air.
“Now we go to war!” the warriors bellowed.
He grabbed me, kissed me on the cheek, and then kissed the other Titans.
