The Tree of Hope: Chapter Thirteen

The thirteenth chapter of the first installment of The Legacies Saga

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 

UNTITLED

Ermot moved slowly backward until he was looking at one of the Mainworlder captives.

"Who is this individual?" Ermot whispered.

"Tuler Janiken," the guy said. "Daughter of Hiro Janiken and Janu Janiken, formerly Janu Uharol. Ofiotia, Kanderr resident, of Civilian Block E. Identification number 549310572103. That individual there is Gyan Kirrno, daughter of..."

"I don't need Kirrno's full statistics," Ermot said, surprising even himself. "How do Gyan Kirrno and Tuler Janiken know each other?"

"Janu Uharol is Kirrno's sister," the guy told him. "Uharol is Gyan's maiden name."

~+~

Tom Hutchins pulled the bow back and let the arrow soar through the air. His brow furrowed in worry. Usually his older sister Natasha was back before he shot the third arrow. He knew she was a warrior, but she had never, never been gone this long before.

The door behind him opened. Natasha?

Tom was surprised, if not slightly disappointed, to see it was not his sister, but rather a man with cropped red hair and a glint in his eyes that managed to be both drawing and ominous.

"James Pierce," the man said. "I'm sorry but you're coming with me."

~+~

Marrell stood beside James, Natasha, Adam, Carrie, and Tori in front of the elevator to the Ekinta.