“Do not get cornered. Do not let your guard down. Do not let them out of your sight if found. This will be easy if we are smart about it.” Jénte’s husky, authoritive voice rings out. “Ryder and I will take the North sector. Amena and Rahiel will take the South sector. Elmen and Norey will take the East sector. Will you be okay to take the West sector on your own, Aldy?”
Aldy grins, “You know I can.”
“Is this arrangement okay with everyone?” Jénte smiles to us.
I begin to protest, but stop myself when Jénte puts a hand on my shoulder.
Everyone but mumbles in agreement and then heads off in their own directions. Jénte turns to me, brushing the sides of my face with his soft, warm fingers. “I’m sorry, Ryder, but you can’t do this alone.”
I nod. Even though I am the leader of this society and I have been for several years, he still doesn’t believe I am capable or safe enough to do things on my own. I do understand where he is coming from. …show more content…
Our country, Ethana, has been at war for as long as I can remember. Most of the war takes place in a country named Estria that’s about 150 miles northeast of Kolumbine. When I was a child, I was forced to be evacuated from my home in the nearby country of Osana so that the war could take place. We traveled by foot, starving and attacked by onslaughts of rain and hail for weeks into the capital country of Repubulara. Once we got there, the conditions were even worse than our journey. I don’t like to go into detail about
Aldy grins, “You know I can.”
“Is this arrangement okay with everyone?” Jénte smiles to us.
I begin to protest, but stop myself when Jénte puts a hand on my shoulder.
Everyone but mumbles in agreement and then heads off in their own directions. Jénte turns to me, brushing the sides of my face with his soft, warm fingers. “I’m sorry, Ryder, but you can’t do this alone.”
I nod. Even though I am the leader of this society and I have been for several years, he still doesn’t believe I am capable or safe enough to do things on my own. I do understand where he is coming from. …show more content…
Our country, Ethana, has been at war for as long as I can remember. Most of the war takes place in a country named Estria that’s about 150 miles northeast of Kolumbine. When I was a child, I was forced to be evacuated from my home in the nearby country of Osana so that the war could take place. We traveled by foot, starving and attacked by onslaughts of rain and hail for weeks into the capital country of Repubulara. Once we got there, the conditions were even worse than our journey. I don’t like to go into detail about