Chapter Twenty-Three
River lay back on the bed watching as Torak dried his hair with a towel. The room was dark, even though the sun had risen hours ago, thanks to a simple command. They had returned to the South House to seek medical attention for Torak and to find out how Star was doing.
Ajaska and Gril Tal Mod had finished off Tai Tek’s men who had not surrendered. Many of the men who had surrendered had sworn allegiance to the House of Kassis, stating they had only done what they had because Tai Tek held members of their families, many who were women and children, in a prison under his House threatening to kill them if they did not fight for him. Kev Mul Kar and his brother, Adron, Tai Tek’s Captain of the Guard who had been working undercover for the Alliance, had left to search for
