Coming tomorrow – Free Trader 9 – Return to the Traveler. It is in the beta readers’ hands right now.
Klytus bolted into the brush, missing the small domestic rabbit that passed him on its way through the clearing. Shauna took up the chase. She was easily as fast, but had to guess which way the rabbit would turn. She dodged one way to cut off the frightened creature while he headed the other way.
Shauna threw sand as she cornered and headed wide. Klytus came in from the other direction. A Rabbit, one of the sentient creatures on Vii, stood in their way with her hands out. ‘You will leave that poor bunny alone!’
Both Hillcats stopped and tried to look around Luciana, but she stamped the ground with her big foot. ‘Shoo!’
Standing knee-deep in New Sanctuary’s lake, Braden and Micah watched with mild interest. “Carnivores living with herbivores. It’s complete chaos.”
The breeze whispered across the bushes. A bird sang nearby. Aadi floated serenely above the fountain at the middle of the lake.
A single Hawkoid, Zeeka, clung to a branch, her talons keeping her upright while she slept. The Golden Warrior and his mate, Fealona, soaked up the sun on a small patch of grass.
Ax and ‘Tesh floated on the surface of the lake on inflatable tubes, a gift from Doctor Johns.
“Complete chaos?” Micah asked.
“Utterly,” Braden replied.
“You’re bored, aren’t you?”
“That obvious?”
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