Part 18-
The guard carried Beka back to the room she had been held in earlier. He placed her on the bed just as Reenia entered the room. Dismissing the guards, she held a vial under Beka's nose. The fumes quickly roused the unconscious woman.
Groaning slightly, Beka opened her eyes taking in the fact that she was once again imprisoned against her will. Looking over at Reenia she immediately noticed the intense look of anger she was receiving from the other woman.
"What's the matter Reenia? You look a little upset." Beka said, smiling sweetly.
"You very nearly killed my mother, you killed one of the guards and seriously injured another. If my people did not need you so desperately I would kill you myself." Reenia spat.
"Yeah, well life's a bitch sometimes and so am I." Beka said, sitting up slowly.
"You will drink this." Reenia said handing Beka a small cup filled with an amber liquid.
When Beka ignored her command to drink, Reenia pulled a small dagger from her bag. Holding it to Beka's throat she said, "You will drink the potion." " Doctor's orders." She added smugly.
Beka took the cup and slowly lifted it to her mouth. The dagger dug into her throat, causing a thin line of blood to appear. Swallowing the liquid as fast as she could Beka remarked, "Has any one ever told you that your bedside manner really sucks? So what was that? Poison?"
Taking the cup back Reenia replied, " No, not poison. That was the fertility stimulant I spoke of earlier. Rest assured you still live because my people need you. However, if you fail to save us from the curse I will personally carry out your death sentence. Someone will come in a moment to help you bathe and dress for the bonding. It will begin in two hours."
Before Beka could respond Reenia turned and left the room, leaving her alone. Getting up as quickly as she could, Beka began to look for something she could use to escape again but it appeared as though her captors had learned from their mistake. The entire room had been stripped of anything remotely resembling a weapon.
'Great,' she thought to herself, 'now what am I supposed to do?'
The door to the room opened once again. Two young women entered the room followed by two female guards. The two guards took up a position in front of the door while the two young women approached Beka.
"You must bathe now My Lady." The first girl spoke firmly. "Then we will help you dress for the ceremony."
Looking at the door, Beka realized she had no choice but to do as she was told.
Reenia approached Tourk's chamber with her medicine bag. The self- proclaimed God was lying on the bed playing with his amulet.
"My Lord." Reenia spoke as she waited at the entrance for permission to enter.
"Come in Reenia or do you plan on standing there until I have bled to death? Tourk asked.
Instead of replying, the young doctor simply came forward and began removing her medical supplies from her bag. She quickly cleaned the wound on his chest and began the task of stitching the cut closed. After a few minutes of silence she decided to speak.
"My Lord, are you sure that she is the one?" she asked quietly. "I believe she will cause us many more problems. We could wait a little longer for another to come or maybe even use this one's ship to go and find someone better suited to the task."
"Reenia, you know very well we haven't the time to wait." Tourk replied angrily. "Besides this one has a fire inside her that appeals to me. I shall enjoy breaking her spirit. Now go and see that all is in readiness for the bonding."
Nodding once, Reenia turned and left. Tourk stood for a moment and then placing the amulet around his neck, began dressing for the ceremony.
Reenia paused outside Tourk's chamber. An anger she had never known coursed through her veins. This stranger had almost killed her mother, had killed a man she had known since childhood. There was no way she was going to let her live longer than necessary to complete The Giving.
"You will die Beka, I will make certain of that." She said quietly to herself before walking down the corridor.
Rommie had made it back to the Maru nearly an hour before. She and Harper were working at a frantic pace, trying to complete the repairs necessary to get the Maru flight worthy.
"Harper, we are about to have company." She said suddenly.
"What? How many?" Harper asked.
"Twenty life signs are approaching from the woods to our left." She replied. "Another eighteen are approaching from the right."
"Well you said earlier that they don't have any weapons so we should be fine right?"
"For now." She said. "It should prove near impossible for them to breach the doors of the Maru. But since the ships weapons are off-line, the only defenses we have are two forcelances. This shouldn't pose a problem unless they do manage to get into the ship and choose to rush us all at once."
"Just freaking great." Harper replied running his hands through his hair, causing it to stand up even more than before. " Let's just hope Dylan and Tyr manage to find Beka and get back before that happens."
It was an hour before sunset. The workers were moving around the gardens finishing up the last minute preparations necessary before the bonding ceremony began. There was a sense of urgency and desperation evident as they readied the area for what could be the beginning of their salvation. Focused on their individual tasks, none of them noticed the two figures darting from one covered pavilion to the next.
The guard carried Beka back to the room she had been held in earlier. He placed her on the bed just as Reenia entered the room. Dismissing the guards, she held a vial under Beka's nose. The fumes quickly roused the unconscious woman.
Groaning slightly, Beka opened her eyes taking in the fact that she was once again imprisoned against her will. Looking over at Reenia she immediately noticed the intense look of anger she was receiving from the other woman.
"What's the matter Reenia? You look a little upset." Beka said, smiling sweetly.
"You very nearly killed my mother, you killed one of the guards and seriously injured another. If my people did not need you so desperately I would kill you myself." Reenia spat.
"Yeah, well life's a bitch sometimes and so am I." Beka said, sitting up slowly.
"You will drink this." Reenia said handing Beka a small cup filled with an amber liquid.
When Beka ignored her command to drink, Reenia pulled a small dagger from her bag. Holding it to Beka's throat she said, "You will drink the potion." " Doctor's orders." She added smugly.
Beka took the cup and slowly lifted it to her mouth. The dagger dug into her throat, causing a thin line of blood to appear. Swallowing the liquid as fast as she could Beka remarked, "Has any one ever told you that your bedside manner really sucks? So what was that? Poison?"
Taking the cup back Reenia replied, " No, not poison. That was the fertility stimulant I spoke of earlier. Rest assured you still live because my people need you. However, if you fail to save us from the curse I will personally carry out your death sentence. Someone will come in a moment to help you bathe and dress for the bonding. It will begin in two hours."
Before Beka could respond Reenia turned and left the room, leaving her alone. Getting up as quickly as she could, Beka began to look for something she could use to escape again but it appeared as though her captors had learned from their mistake. The entire room had been stripped of anything remotely resembling a weapon.
'Great,' she thought to herself, 'now what am I supposed to do?'
The door to the room opened once again. Two young women entered the room followed by two female guards. The two guards took up a position in front of the door while the two young women approached Beka.
"You must bathe now My Lady." The first girl spoke firmly. "Then we will help you dress for the ceremony."
Looking at the door, Beka realized she had no choice but to do as she was told.
Reenia approached Tourk's chamber with her medicine bag. The self- proclaimed God was lying on the bed playing with his amulet.
"My Lord." Reenia spoke as she waited at the entrance for permission to enter.
"Come in Reenia or do you plan on standing there until I have bled to death? Tourk asked.
Instead of replying, the young doctor simply came forward and began removing her medical supplies from her bag. She quickly cleaned the wound on his chest and began the task of stitching the cut closed. After a few minutes of silence she decided to speak.
"My Lord, are you sure that she is the one?" she asked quietly. "I believe she will cause us many more problems. We could wait a little longer for another to come or maybe even use this one's ship to go and find someone better suited to the task."
"Reenia, you know very well we haven't the time to wait." Tourk replied angrily. "Besides this one has a fire inside her that appeals to me. I shall enjoy breaking her spirit. Now go and see that all is in readiness for the bonding."
Nodding once, Reenia turned and left. Tourk stood for a moment and then placing the amulet around his neck, began dressing for the ceremony.
Reenia paused outside Tourk's chamber. An anger she had never known coursed through her veins. This stranger had almost killed her mother, had killed a man she had known since childhood. There was no way she was going to let her live longer than necessary to complete The Giving.
"You will die Beka, I will make certain of that." She said quietly to herself before walking down the corridor.
Rommie had made it back to the Maru nearly an hour before. She and Harper were working at a frantic pace, trying to complete the repairs necessary to get the Maru flight worthy.
"Harper, we are about to have company." She said suddenly.
"What? How many?" Harper asked.
"Twenty life signs are approaching from the woods to our left." She replied. "Another eighteen are approaching from the right."
"Well you said earlier that they don't have any weapons so we should be fine right?"
"For now." She said. "It should prove near impossible for them to breach the doors of the Maru. But since the ships weapons are off-line, the only defenses we have are two forcelances. This shouldn't pose a problem unless they do manage to get into the ship and choose to rush us all at once."
"Just freaking great." Harper replied running his hands through his hair, causing it to stand up even more than before. " Let's just hope Dylan and Tyr manage to find Beka and get back before that happens."
It was an hour before sunset. The workers were moving around the gardens finishing up the last minute preparations necessary before the bonding ceremony began. There was a sense of urgency and desperation evident as they readied the area for what could be the beginning of their salvation. Focused on their individual tasks, none of them noticed the two figures darting from one covered pavilion to the next.