Gorde
Gorde“So Taxx still won’t say anything?” I blow out my breath and turn to Master Seke, the old warrior who trained every surviving Zandian after our planet was invaded. He’s a father figure to us. A mentor. His face looks more lined than usual, and I wonder if the pressures of keeping Zandia guarded are getting to him.
“He’s gone mute.” Seke strides to the window and looks out.
“I still don’t understand why he wanted to take the ship, and Danica both.” I frown. “We had just saved his life and brought him back to his homeland. What could be so compelling that’d he’d commit a high crime to immediately leave?”
Seke frowns. “My best guess is blackmail.”
“How?” I glance over at him.
“I think he was being compelled to do it. But for what reason?” He crosses his arms.
“Why can’t he j
