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“Brynn. Coone.” Roqs was on alpha mode. He gestured for us to come near him. Uniformed men suddenly swarmed the kind old man’s mansion. When I tried to look back at Yuzer, he was engulfed in a tight embrace by Sim. Then Nim. When Yuzer teared up, I found myself holding back tears myself.
Why did it felt like they were saying goodbye to each other? Like they wouldn’t see each other anymore?
“Hold on.” That was the only warning I got before Coone and Roqs grabbed my arm. They were using the hyperspace mode. Gah, I hope I don’t puke when I reached the other side. Before we left, Yuzer caught my eyes. Hope shining brightly in his eyes. What was that all about? He doesn’t expect me to save Nim and Sim from danger, right? Did he knew about my bumbling sword skills?
Oh shit. I couldn’t hold it. When we reached the other side, I vomited all of my breakfast. The room started to spin. Good thing Coone caught me.
“Brynn!” I heard Sim and Nim shouted at the same time.
“The medic bay,” Roqs instructed.
Everything was a blur after that. I found myself lying on a soft bed and bright lights shone on me. I closed my eyes but the spinning sensation got worse. Before I could vomit again, something was injected inside me and in an instant, my nausea was gone. I was panting when I opened my eyes. A purple manasty with large eyes, oh he was wearing large glasses, peeked at me.
“Feeling better?” He must be a doctor.
“Yes. Thank you,” I croaked. I heard Coone breathed a sigh of relief.
“He needs to stay here,” the doctor told Nim, then Sim. “Though he said he was okay, he looked pale. His blood pressure is still low. There is also something, might be something he ate, that I can’t identify. The computer tells me that something is unidentifiable. Lucky you, lad. To catch something rare on this planet.” Then he narrowed his eyes at me. “Or did you bring some sort of bacteria or virus on our planet?”
“No!” Sim answered. “He had his injections.”
Well, technically he was correct. The first alien who kidnapped me injected so much stuff I should be safe from almost all of viruses and bacteria.
“We’ll rest here,” Coone said firmly. He was in agreement with the doctor that I stayed here. He looked at me, knowing my main concern. “Roqs is out there gathering data. Your top priority is to get well.”
“I do feel much better now,” I countered. Coone and the doctor glared at me at the same time.
Just then, the door burst opened. A battered Axad and Xy entered the medical room. They looked as if they just went through a war zone. Swords at the ready, though Axad had what looked like a laser gun in his left hand. It was something in a Star Trek movie. Maybe just a taser?
“Kru’h. Thank the ancestors you’re both here,” Xy breathed. “We need you to get out of here.”
“I’ll go ahead and get Roqs,” Axad said and left the room.
“Are we under attack?” Nim demanded. Strange. Why did he sounded more authoritative than Sim?
“Worse,” Xy answered shaking his head. “I have no time to explain. All palace guards are looking for you, Sim, and the two nekos.” He glanced at me and Coone.
“What for?” Sim crossed his arms in front of his chest.
“For trying to assassinate the Purple Tribe’s alphas.”
You could hear the pin drop. Then all hell broke loose. Nim and Sim approached Xy demanding answers while Coone helped me get up from the bed. I guess we were escaping then. The doctor was sad but he did not follow us. A battered Xy led the way while I worried for Roqs and Zirc.
Please be safe, I prayed.
CHAPTER18
The Assassin
Roqs
The assassin had a smell. We followed it to the bowels of Central, the heart of the Purple Tribe. But betrayal had a much stinker smell. I could smell it from the guide who was guiding me towards the dungeons. Who the hell assigned this palace guard to me? When I tried to activate my com device, there was no signal.
Fuck. I was too emotional about Zirc to fall for this pathetic trap.
I drew my sword the same time the guard drew his laser.
Coward. Who wanted to die knowing you held a laser instead of a sword in a fight?
