EIDER: Chapter 10
by Jaina Jacen (October)
“How? So soon?”
“It was a condition of his release. Your father has had a hand in it.”
My father is a monster.
“You must get Pollux a message,” I say, breathless.
“Pardon me, My Sovereign, but have you seen my face?”
“Yes. I have. And I’ve apologized. We both knew the risks of leaving the compound, and yet, you didn’t try very hard to stop me.”
Taisa laughs. “Here we go again. Me try to stop you? You’re a mad girl.” She makes sure the door is sealed behind her. “If you give me a simple dispatch, I can get it to him. Of course, it has to be carried. Nothing through the System.”
“How can you do this?”
She smiles and winks. “If I were to tell you that, My Sovereign, I’d have to poison your tea, now wouldn’t I?”
“He cannot marry another. No
