Chapter Fourteen
“What is going on?” a loud voice boomed over all the other voices. Silence fell over the crowd as a small group of men pushed their way toward Torak, Manota, and Jazin.
Ajaska Ja Kel Coradon, Leader of Kassis, strode through the crowd. He was a tall, imposing man like his sons. His long, black hair was pulled back at the nape of his neck, and he wore the traditional clothes of the warrior—black leather pants, dark shirt, and leather vest.
A faint scar ran across one cheek, a reminder of the battles he had fought in. He was still darkly handsome, looking not much older than Torak. Since the end of the war he had been leaving most of the day-to-day running of the Kassis government to Torak while he worked with other planets on developing trade agreements and dealing with
