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Katie?” I asked, oozing with excitement.
“A girl. She’s so beautiful. I named her Lauren-Lynn.”
I gave her a confused look. “Why two names?”
“I couldn’t decide. So I gave her both.”
I thought about the name for a second. “I like it. Makes her
unique.”
“Agreed,” Bridget said, smiling. “I had a boy. And, this
won’t come as a surprise. I named him London.”
I flashed an ecstatic smile. “That’s wonderful, Bridget.”
“Yes. Awesome name,” Katie added.
“Thank you both.” Then, Bridget gave me a puzzled look.
“However, I’m curious, Emily. Why did you choose Juozas ?
“I didn’t. Giedre thought of it. I wanted him to have a Mamluk
name.”
“Why?” Katie asked.
I pondered for a second. “You know—I really can’t say. I just
looked at him and…it felt like the right thing to do.”
Bridget shook her head. “No matter. It’s a fine name. They
all are.”
I smiled. “How about that? Lauren-Lynn—London—and Juozas.”
Chapter 28
We had been traveling for a few days, trying to find a new
refuge. The sun was just coming up as we approached a rocky hill. We climbed to
the top and checked the area. My body grew numb as I looked down on a landscape
filled with sandstone buildings—surrounded by a beautiful forest of plants and
trees.
Madison gasped and covered her mouth. It was shocking to see
how far the Mamluks had come. Gradually, I looked up and saw thousands of ships
gliding through the sky, like traffic on the 405.
“My God ,” Robert said, pointing to his right. “Over
there.”
I looked to the right and realized the Mamluk city stretched
on for miles—going as far as my eyes could see. It was a stark reminder that
they had surely taken over the world.
“Look,” Madison said, pointing at an approaching ship.
But there was nowhere to run this time. No concrete blocks
to hide behind. I turned and glanced at Robert and Madison, putting my hands
up. They somberly followed along. I put my head down and listened as the ship
drew near. Finally, a light came over us, and the ship landed on the hillside.
I trembled mightily, feeling like this was the end. The ship
opened up, and two soldiers came out. I closed my eyes as they marched on. I
heard them stop in front of us and let out a sharp huff . They stayed
quiet for a moment. Then they burst into laughter.
“Lower your arms, Humans.”
We put our hands down. I opened my eyes and looked up.
One of the soldiers came up to Madison and kneeled. She put
her finger under Madison's chin and lifted her head.
“Why do you run from us?”
Madison’s chest was pumping, and she had slow tears coming
down her face. Still, she remained silent and looked on. The soldier smiled and
glanced at her comrade. Then right after, she got up and stepped back.
“Would you like to remain free, Human?”
Madison stayed quiet.
“I say this, Human. Knock me down. And you shall remain
free.”
The other soldier chuckled and crossed his arms. Madison
didn’t move.
“If you do not wish to be free—why run?”
A message came over the radios on their devices. “Have
you identified the life force?”
The other soldier lifted his device to his mouth and pressed
a button. “Yes, My Champion. Three humans.”
Seconds later, their devices buzzed with another message. “Bring
them to me.”
The soldiers opened the ramp and ordered us to the ship. We
hurried inside. They put us in a holding cell like the first time and took off.
We landed shortly after, and the floor opened, dropping us to a grassy lawn.
Then the ship flew away.
I looked around as we got up. We were standing in front of a
building the size of a palace. The trees and plants surrounding it were massive
and exotic. I wondered if some of them were planted in one of the holes I
helped dig. I looked up and saw a group of hovercrafts gliding over the forest,
spraying water like crop dusters.
The building was guarded by a few soldiers. But they
“A girl. She’s so beautiful. I named her Lauren-Lynn.”
I gave her a confused look. “Why two names?”
“I couldn’t decide. So I gave her both.”
I thought about the name for a second. “I like it. Makes her
unique.”
“Agreed,” Bridget said, smiling. “I had a boy. And, this
won’t come as a surprise. I named him London.”
I flashed an ecstatic smile. “That’s wonderful, Bridget.”
“Yes. Awesome name,” Katie added.
“Thank you both.” Then, Bridget gave me a puzzled look.
“However, I’m curious, Emily. Why did you choose Juozas ?
“I didn’t. Giedre thought of it. I wanted him to have a Mamluk
name.”
“Why?” Katie asked.
I pondered for a second. “You know—I really can’t say. I just
looked at him and…it felt like the right thing to do.”
Bridget shook her head. “No matter. It’s a fine name. They
all are.”
I smiled. “How about that? Lauren-Lynn—London—and Juozas.”
Chapter 28
We had been traveling for a few days, trying to find a new
refuge. The sun was just coming up as we approached a rocky hill. We climbed to
the top and checked the area. My body grew numb as I looked down on a landscape
filled with sandstone buildings—surrounded by a beautiful forest of plants and
trees.
Madison gasped and covered her mouth. It was shocking to see
how far the Mamluks had come. Gradually, I looked up and saw thousands of ships
gliding through the sky, like traffic on the 405.
“My God ,” Robert said, pointing to his right. “Over
there.”
I looked to the right and realized the Mamluk city stretched
on for miles—going as far as my eyes could see. It was a stark reminder that
they had surely taken over the world.
“Look,” Madison said, pointing at an approaching ship.
But there was nowhere to run this time. No concrete blocks
to hide behind. I turned and glanced at Robert and Madison, putting my hands
up. They somberly followed along. I put my head down and listened as the ship
drew near. Finally, a light came over us, and the ship landed on the hillside.
I trembled mightily, feeling like this was the end. The ship
opened up, and two soldiers came out. I closed my eyes as they marched on. I
heard them stop in front of us and let out a sharp huff . They stayed
quiet for a moment. Then they burst into laughter.
“Lower your arms, Humans.”
We put our hands down. I opened my eyes and looked up.
One of the soldiers came up to Madison and kneeled. She put
her finger under Madison's chin and lifted her head.
“Why do you run from us?”
Madison’s chest was pumping, and she had slow tears coming
down her face. Still, she remained silent and looked on. The soldier smiled and
glanced at her comrade. Then right after, she got up and stepped back.
“Would you like to remain free, Human?”
Madison stayed quiet.
“I say this, Human. Knock me down. And you shall remain
free.”
The other soldier chuckled and crossed his arms. Madison
didn’t move.
“If you do not wish to be free—why run?”
A message came over the radios on their devices. “Have
you identified the life force?”
The other soldier lifted his device to his mouth and pressed
a button. “Yes, My Champion. Three humans.”
Seconds later, their devices buzzed with another message. “Bring
them to me.”
The soldiers opened the ramp and ordered us to the ship. We
hurried inside. They put us in a holding cell like the first time and took off.
We landed shortly after, and the floor opened, dropping us to a grassy lawn.
Then the ship flew away.
I looked around as we got up. We were standing in front of a
building the size of a palace. The trees and plants surrounding it were massive
and exotic. I wondered if some of them were planted in one of the holes I
helped dig. I looked up and saw a group of hovercrafts gliding over the forest,
spraying water like crop dusters.
The building was guarded by a few soldiers. But they
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