Chapter 19-Captive
Ralya barely noticed where they were walking; she was too busy trying to think of a way to grab the blaster from Koori. She didn't have the Force to aid her…but then again, she realized, neither did Koori.
She tensed, ready to spring.
"Don't even think about it," said Koori flatly.
Apparently Brekk had been thinking the same thing, however; for at that moment he jumped on Koori and knocked the blaster out of her hand. Koori fell next to Ralya, and for a millisecond Ralya felt the Force.
But then Koori pulled the blaster to her telekinetically, then leapt up and pointed it at them, and it was all over.
"You try that again and you're dead," Koori growled through clenched teeth.
Ralya just stared. "What…how…what about the ysalamiri?"
Koori said nothing.
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Jaina only felt her daughter's presence for a small fraction of a second. But that was all she needed to know that Ralya was alive.
But would she stay that way for long?
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They walked for only a few minutes more, and then Koori stopped and dropped the pack she had been carrying on the ground. She motioned to the entrance to an underground hideaway, so well hidden that Brekk and Ralya would never have seen it had Koori not pointed it out. "In there," she ordered.
Before going down, Ralya looked up, realized that this could very well be her last glimpse of sky for a long, long time.
Ralya barely noticed where they were walking; she was too busy trying to think of a way to grab the blaster from Koori. She didn't have the Force to aid her…but then again, she realized, neither did Koori.
She tensed, ready to spring.
"Don't even think about it," said Koori flatly.
Apparently Brekk had been thinking the same thing, however; for at that moment he jumped on Koori and knocked the blaster out of her hand. Koori fell next to Ralya, and for a millisecond Ralya felt the Force.
But then Koori pulled the blaster to her telekinetically, then leapt up and pointed it at them, and it was all over.
"You try that again and you're dead," Koori growled through clenched teeth.
Ralya just stared. "What…how…what about the ysalamiri?"
Koori said nothing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jaina only felt her daughter's presence for a small fraction of a second. But that was all she needed to know that Ralya was alive.
But would she stay that way for long?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They walked for only a few minutes more, and then Koori stopped and dropped the pack she had been carrying on the ground. She motioned to the entrance to an underground hideaway, so well hidden that Brekk and Ralya would never have seen it had Koori not pointed it out. "In there," she ordered.
Before going down, Ralya looked up, realized that this could very well be her last glimpse of sky for a long, long time.