“Why would he do that?”
“He thought he had a better chance of doing good there, rather than being locked in a cell here.If you hadn’t noticed, the Tuann aren’t exactly trusting of your kind,” Kira said.
Fyr sent the oshota a resentful look.“Yes, I’ve noticed.”
“Is that all you wanted to know?Where Aeron is?”Kira asked.
Seeing the suspicious way Fyr was looking at Veer and sensing there was more he wanted to say, Kira gestured for the oshota to give them room.
The decision proved right when Fyr relaxed as soon as the oshota was no longer in hearing range.“I’d like to join Aeron.Wherever he is.”
Kira didn’t even have to think about her answer.“No.”
“Why not?”
Because he was a child.
Kira couldn’t say that though.
In some ways, his experiences were very close to her and Jin’s.The way he’d grown up didn’t allow for innocence.
All the more reason to protect him now.
Not that he would accept that as a valid excuse.Kira certainly wouldn’t have.
Himoto had delayed her entry into the military by four years by throwing her into one of their academies.She didn’t have that luxury with Fyr.
She went with logic instead.
“If the Osiri catch wind of your survival, what do you think will happen to your former creche mates?”
The fight went out of Fyr as his shoulders slumped.“Does that mean I have to live in hiding forever?”
“Not forever.Just a little while.Give it enough time for memories to fade.”
And for him to grow up a little.
Fyr’s disappointment was written all over his face as Kira turned to go.
“If my brothers encounter you without knowing the truth, they’ll try to avenge me,” Fyr warned.
“That’s my problem.Not yours.”
She’d known the risks when she decided on this course of action.
Fyr’s expression was surprisingly hard to read as he studied her.
“Is that everything?Can I go now?”Kira asked.
She really didn’t have more time to spare.
“Babylon,” Fyr said suddenly.
Kira let her confusion show on her face.
“They’ll understand what it means,” he explained.
Kira watched the general walk away as she contemplated the meaning behind what was obviously a code.She found it interesting that they’d chosen an old human word.If her history lessons served, it was the name of an ancient Mesopotamian city.It also played a role in the bible.
