Raider’s voice trailed off as he flipped to the next page, scanning it before moving on.He skimmed several more pages before flipping the book closed and throwing it aside as he had the last one.
“You know that book is thousands of years old,” Kira pointed out.
“Trash is trash, no matter the age.”
“Some would argue that the incidents the writer references are plenty of reason for caution.”
“Bullshit,” Raider scoffed.“A rampage?That’s the reason they wrote off the soul bound?How many rampages have you and I gone on?”
True.
Though their rampages never resulted in a body count of millions.
“I’m willing to bet those soul bound had damn good reason for their so called ‘tantrums’.To me, it sounds more like the ones lacking in empathy were the Tuann.Not the soul bound.”At Kira’s silence, Raider focused on her with a scowl.“Don’t tell me you’re actually buying into this crap.”
“No.”
That answer seemed to pacify Raider a little.“Why did he even give this to you?”
“I imagine he’s hoping it will sway me to his side.”
“Idiot,” Raider snorted.“He really has no idea.”
“He really doesn’t,” Kira agreed.
Nothing had changed her mind regarding Jin or how far she was willing to go to protect him.
Maybe Jarek was right and Jin would eventually go mad from the pressure of having his soul ripped from his body and moved between containers, but he wasn’t mad yet.Until that day, Kira would treat him the way she always had.With respect and care.Not to mention a heaping dash of good ole’ fashioned sibling love.
Raider rested his elbows on his knees.“Now about these nightmares you’re having.”
“Who said I’m having nightmares?”
“You sweated through your shirt,” Raider pointed out.
“I’m fine.”
“Kira—”
“I said I’m fine,” she flared.
“You’re not the only one having them,” Raider announced.“I talked to Finn.He is too.”
“He is?”
Raider nodded.
“What about you and Elena?”
“Ours seem to be more garden variety fare.All normal given what we went through.I dream of being too late.Hers revolves around her mother and what the Osiri planned to do with her.”
“That makes sense,” Kira mused, her gaze turning inward.“Finn, Pallas and I were the only ones directly involved with the Osiri’s death.”
By that point, Raider had already dived into the water after Elena.Their distance and proximity to thelu-ongdown there might explain why they weren’t as affected.
“I knew it.Youarehaving nightmares.”
Kira sent him a narrow eyed look.“Why are you here bugging me?”
