“Benevolences, we must hurry!” Captain Arleath urged. “If they intend another attack and predict our flight, it will come soon.”
Ruarnon started to walk away, but their aunt snatched them into her arms. They smiled and hugged her back. Omah gave them a quick hug as well, then Captain Arleath was ushering them into another dimly lit servant’s corridor and the door closed behind them. Arleath led the way through the quiet stone space, and Ruarnon wondered if, beyond the palace, they could step into the open and walk out of Zaldeaa City without being recognised, accosted, or attacked.
Chapter 1
An Unanticipated Destination
Linh: Australia, Two Months Later
Refugee Crisis Continue; Climate Catastrophe Looms; Misinformation and the End of the Age of Reason. Linh ground her teeth as she scr
