Price of Ransom
““Armored, boss.” He made a movement with his head, indicating the ship that had just landed. “We got nothing that’ll crack it.”
Windsor swore, a string of oaths that Lily did not recognize. “The bastards must have brought those in from The Pale.” He looked at Lily, and she was surprised to see that he was grinning. “They must want you pretty badly.” He hoisted himself up, a smooth, trained movement at odds with the stubble on his unshaven face and the shabbiness of his clothing. “Let’s go. This... cover isn’t good enough. And we’ve got company.”
She turned as he turned. Above, she could hear the arc of sound as the ship pulled around over the trees. But the other ship, the one that had landed, had lowered a ramp and now armed figures—two, four, eight—emerged out of the ship.
“My crew—” She could see no sign of them in the grass.
Before she could move, Fred grabbed her.
“Ransome. The odds aren’t with us right now. Let’s go.”
“I won’t leave them to be killed!”MoreLess
Windsor swore, a string of oaths that Lily did not recognize. “The bastards must have brought those in from The Pale.” He looked at Lily, and she was surprised to see that he was grinning. “They must want you pretty badly.” He hoisted himself up, a smooth, trained movement at odds with the stubble on his unshaven face and the shabbiness of his clothing. “Let’s go. This... cover isn’t good enough. And we’ve got company.”
She turned as he turned. Above, she could hear the arc of sound as the ship pulled around over the trees. But the other ship, the one that had landed, had lowered a ramp and now armed figures—two, four, eight—emerged out of the ship.
“My crew—” She could see no sign of them in the grass.
Before she could move, Fred grabbed her.
“Ransome. The odds aren’t with us right now. Let’s go.”
“I won’t leave them to be killed!”MoreLess
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