Ascendant Sun: a New Novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire
“Radiance bars. He was lying on his own bed staring at the ceiling. The bars glowed dimly. His temples throbbed, but only with a dull pain. Someone had medicated him enough to blunt his headache.
"Ungh ..." he mumbled. It wasn't one of his more articulate moments.
"Commander Garlin?" The voice came from nearby.
Turning his head, he saw Mareea Gonzales, the ship's medical officer, sitting in a chair by the bed. With her long, dark hair, heart-shaped face, and large eyes, she reminded him of his a...unt Dehya. The Ruby Pharaoh.
The dead Ruby Pharaoh.
"How do you feel?" Mareea asked.
Like a barbell fell on my head, he thought.
"Kelric?" she murmured. "Can you hear me?" "Yes." He wished she looked less like Dehya. It hurt in a way that had nothing to do with his headache. It also made him think of Eldrin, his brother, who was probably enduring far worse right now than anything Kelric had experienced.
"Do you know what happened?" Mareea asked.
"Bashed my brain," he mumbled.
Her face gentled. "It wasn't quite that bad." Then her smile faded.MoreLess
"Ungh ..." he mumbled. It wasn't one of his more articulate moments.
"Commander Garlin?" The voice came from nearby.
Turning his head, he saw Mareea Gonzales, the ship's medical officer, sitting in a chair by the bed. With her long, dark hair, heart-shaped face, and large eyes, she reminded him of his a...unt Dehya. The Ruby Pharaoh.
The dead Ruby Pharaoh.
"How do you feel?" Mareea asked.
Like a barbell fell on my head, he thought.
"Kelric?" she murmured. "Can you hear me?" "Yes." He wished she looked less like Dehya. It hurt in a way that had nothing to do with his headache. It also made him think of Eldrin, his brother, who was probably enduring far worse right now than anything Kelric had experienced.
"Do you know what happened?" Mareea asked.
"Bashed my brain," he mumbled.
Her face gentled. "It wasn't quite that bad." Then her smile faded.MoreLess
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