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several days for us to make travel provisions for you, and we were just waiting for your brother to tell us he was ready. Your initiative has come as quite a shock.” I wanted to throw something at her. Never had she made it clearer she could care less what happened to Mash and I, just the precious Biri born daughter.
“That is fine.” Mash and I left the room together, it must have been important that he talk to me because he followed me into Adura. I could see on his face just how disturbing he found it.
“Eshie, you’ve never been interested in our family before, but if you are really going to leave please listen. We have family all over Salas.” I knew that, the royal line could only be Biri, but that didn’t mean other things hadn’t happened over the years. People take lovers, get divorced, have affairs, sex happens.
“We have family in the city of Damu just past Namba River. It is the largest city in Adura”
“I know my geography.” I cut in. He grabbed me by the shoulders.
“Just listen! This is painful enough as it is.” His blue eyes darted around the shadows of the East Wing.
“I have been in contact with them, they agree that it has come time for Nannaru, Biri and Adura to be three separate countries, like it is on all the other continents, in the old world. Salas is behind in the times. I will send word ahead of your arrival.” The old world was what we called the larger continents where we had originally immigrated from.
“And they are?” I questioned, I mean, hello, could he be vaguer? I would gladly seek out family, though I wasn’t sure about the separation of Salas.
“I won’t speak their names here just in case, the walls have ears, you know. They will find you when you enter Damu.”
I pointed to his forehead and then my own.
“No sister, not even like this will I speak more…treason.”
Now that I could understand, what my brother was discussing was treachery. Treason, no matter who your family was, equaled a death sentence.
“Be safe Mash.” I hugged him, kissing his golden cheek. He squeezed me back and then he left, back to the glitter and sun light of Nannaru.
“Are we going then?” Nam’s voice came from behind me.
“Yes, within a few days. We should start packing so that they can send our things on ahead to our new home.” I had to force myself to move, back into the gloom of Adura. It was amazing how fast the castle turned from home to a cold and uninviting habitat.
Chapter 7
It took three days for my parents to finalize my trip, including sending a message to Bet Pagri to be expecting Nam and I. Within those three days I watched my brother and Aya leave and Ishtar barricade herself in her room. She was angry with me and I couldn’t really blame her. She’d never been alone before, but at least she had Enki, her companion, to keep her company. Enki did not have a lot of power and mainly over water. He was a soft feminine sort. I left my parting message with him as she would not come down to see us off.
Nam and I were to travel together; Puabi flew on ahead to Bet Pagri. Thankfully being born in Adura I had access to Adureeds, a type of horse. They were omnivores that had fangs and their skin was covered in a soft fur. Males typically had black coats and orange eyes while the females were the reverse. They were awesome for travel because they had long stamina and galloped at around 45 miles per hour.
Adureeds had a herd system; no one “owned” them. Being partially telepathic they knew when they were needed and just showed up. Because of their tendency to offer their service and guard those that rode them, the creatures of Salas left them alone. They were not captured or hunted and it was an offense punishable by death to harm one.
My parents did not come to see us off. Nam looked happier than I had seen him in a long time. His hair was pulled back into a low ponytail and he was in comfortable riding clothes, as was I, though I did look
“That is fine.” Mash and I left the room together, it must have been important that he talk to me because he followed me into Adura. I could see on his face just how disturbing he found it.
“Eshie, you’ve never been interested in our family before, but if you are really going to leave please listen. We have family all over Salas.” I knew that, the royal line could only be Biri, but that didn’t mean other things hadn’t happened over the years. People take lovers, get divorced, have affairs, sex happens.
“We have family in the city of Damu just past Namba River. It is the largest city in Adura”
“I know my geography.” I cut in. He grabbed me by the shoulders.
“Just listen! This is painful enough as it is.” His blue eyes darted around the shadows of the East Wing.
“I have been in contact with them, they agree that it has come time for Nannaru, Biri and Adura to be three separate countries, like it is on all the other continents, in the old world. Salas is behind in the times. I will send word ahead of your arrival.” The old world was what we called the larger continents where we had originally immigrated from.
“And they are?” I questioned, I mean, hello, could he be vaguer? I would gladly seek out family, though I wasn’t sure about the separation of Salas.
“I won’t speak their names here just in case, the walls have ears, you know. They will find you when you enter Damu.”
I pointed to his forehead and then my own.
“No sister, not even like this will I speak more…treason.”
Now that I could understand, what my brother was discussing was treachery. Treason, no matter who your family was, equaled a death sentence.
“Be safe Mash.” I hugged him, kissing his golden cheek. He squeezed me back and then he left, back to the glitter and sun light of Nannaru.
“Are we going then?” Nam’s voice came from behind me.
“Yes, within a few days. We should start packing so that they can send our things on ahead to our new home.” I had to force myself to move, back into the gloom of Adura. It was amazing how fast the castle turned from home to a cold and uninviting habitat.
Chapter 7
It took three days for my parents to finalize my trip, including sending a message to Bet Pagri to be expecting Nam and I. Within those three days I watched my brother and Aya leave and Ishtar barricade herself in her room. She was angry with me and I couldn’t really blame her. She’d never been alone before, but at least she had Enki, her companion, to keep her company. Enki did not have a lot of power and mainly over water. He was a soft feminine sort. I left my parting message with him as she would not come down to see us off.
Nam and I were to travel together; Puabi flew on ahead to Bet Pagri. Thankfully being born in Adura I had access to Adureeds, a type of horse. They were omnivores that had fangs and their skin was covered in a soft fur. Males typically had black coats and orange eyes while the females were the reverse. They were awesome for travel because they had long stamina and galloped at around 45 miles per hour.
Adureeds had a herd system; no one “owned” them. Being partially telepathic they knew when they were needed and just showed up. Because of their tendency to offer their service and guard those that rode them, the creatures of Salas left them alone. They were not captured or hunted and it was an offense punishable by death to harm one.
My parents did not come to see us off. Nam looked happier than I had seen him in a long time. His hair was pulled back into a low ponytail and he was in comfortable riding clothes, as was I, though I did look
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