Empire of Bones
“"Who's dying? What are you talking about?" Sirrubennin EsMoyshekhal asked wearily. Why did emergencies always seem to happen in the middle of the 1 night? He frowned at the wavering image of his friend, gleaming behind a veil of communication mesh. IrEthiverris' fingers wove together in agitation.
His mouth moved but no words came forth. Sirru raised his voice, hoping he wouldn't wake the whole house.
"Verris, I can barely hear you. I think your transmission is breaking up. Now who is dying?" "...All of them!" IrEthiverris cried. His quills prickled up from his scalp, rattling like spine-leaves in a breeze.
He looked wildly about him; Sirru wondered what his friend might be seeing, there on distant Arakrahali.
There was a shimmer of alien sunlight behind IrEthiverris' image. "The natives!" "Well, there are bound to be a few problems at first, aren't there?" Sirru said, his heart sinking. "Not every planet is easy to colonize—it's usual for there to be some resistance, until people realize that we've got their best interests at heart.MoreLess
His mouth moved but no words came forth. Sirru raised his voice, hoping he wouldn't wake the whole house.
"Verris, I can barely hear you. I think your transmission is breaking up. Now who is dying?" "...All of them!" IrEthiverris cried. His quills prickled up from his scalp, rattling like spine-leaves in a breeze.
He looked wildly about him; Sirru wondered what his friend might be seeing, there on distant Arakrahali.
There was a shimmer of alien sunlight behind IrEthiverris' image. "The natives!" "Well, there are bound to be a few problems at first, aren't there?" Sirru said, his heart sinking. "Not every planet is easy to colonize—it's usual for there to be some resistance, until people realize that we've got their best interests at heart.MoreLess
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