Invasion: a Sequel to the Last Princess
“Around me, the beach was a buzzing hive of activity. Guests from the rehearsal dinner gathered around torches, murmuring to one another in excitement, their shoes abandoned as they walked barefoot in the sand. Soldiers stood at attention around the general while the men of the coast guard consulted with him in hushed tones. Static from radios crackled, echoing loudly across the sky.
“Look,” Mary said, gesturing out into the water.
In the distance, floating far out to sea, was a large, dark shap...e. It was so massive and still that if I hadn’t known what to look for, I might have mistaken it for an island.
Mary turned to the general. “How long before the Royal Voyager is ready to embark?”
“Forty-five minutes at least,” General Wallace replied. “It takes time to fuel. And we hadn’t anticipated this.”
Wesley shot me a look as if to say, Eliza did.
Mary furrowed her brow. “Well, what about that ship there?” She pointed to a small schooner with raised sails.
General Wallace immediately understood what Mary was suggesting.MoreLess
“Look,” Mary said, gesturing out into the water.
In the distance, floating far out to sea, was a large, dark shap...e. It was so massive and still that if I hadn’t known what to look for, I might have mistaken it for an island.
Mary turned to the general. “How long before the Royal Voyager is ready to embark?”
“Forty-five minutes at least,” General Wallace replied. “It takes time to fuel. And we hadn’t anticipated this.”
Wesley shot me a look as if to say, Eliza did.
Mary furrowed her brow. “Well, what about that ship there?” She pointed to a small schooner with raised sails.
General Wallace immediately understood what Mary was suggesting.MoreLess
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