Luke wasn’t sure why he was doing this. Oh, he had some idea of why he was. And he certainly was enjoying it. But it complicated things. It complicated them in a very nice way. Quendra, on the other hand, didn’t have any idea of anything. She returned the kiss – she didn’t need to …
Author: D.X. Machina
Chapter Thirty-Six: Challenges Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“So you do not know what she wanted?” Drugar said, tapping his fingers on the table. He was hearing Luke and Quendra out in his apartment. He did not want to scare his people. Not before he knew they had reason to be. If they had reason to be, well, he would tell them at …
Chapter Thirty-Five: Excavation Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“So tell me, why aren’t you waiting until Lezah comes back?” Yamma said, from his spot in the breast pocket of Gae’s simple shirt. He usually enjoyed having an excuse to get out of the apartment, and quite enjoyed having an excuse to ride in Gae’s breast pocket, but still…. “Yamma, I know you weren’t …
Chapter Thirty-Four: Back and Forth Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“It’s an autocab,” Aezhay groused, pulling on her backpack. “It’ll wait forever.” “Yeah, sure. And keep running up the bill forever, too,” Lezah clucked. “We all set?” “Yup,” Aisell said, beaming. She was surprised to be going back to Rutger so soon, and thrilled about it. She couldn’t wait to introduce Lezah and Aezhay to …
Chapter Thirty-Three: Scars Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“Easy now. That’s it. Careful.” Luke grimaced as he stood up, leaning on Thurfrit for support. He hopped on his good leg over to the chair by the bed, and sat down. “Good. Excellent. You’re healing up well, Luke.” “Thanks, Wolan,” Luke said, breathing heavily. “Though I have to admit, I miss not needing help …
Chapter Thirty-Two: Wounds Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
Thurfrit stared up at the monstrous shaar, certain that this was it. He wondered who would take over his role as the Tribe’s chronicler, and what they’d say of his death. Would he be just a line? A brief mention? “Thurfrit the Chronicler died this day.” And…what more would they say? What had he done …
Chapter Thirty-One: The Path Home Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“So you’re really going back?” Thurfrit asked. “I mean…really?” “Not forever,” Luke said, drinking a glass of…well, the people of the tribe called it ebala, but it was pretty clearly a beer. He was sitting in Thurfrit’s library, exhausted; he had been writing as much about Earth’s history and culture as he could remember over …
Chapter Thirty: Revelations Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“So,” said Luke, as they entered the back room of the armory, “what made you change your mind about Earth being real?” “I haven’t decided it’s real,” Quendra said, evenly, drawing a chair up for Luke. “But I have decided it could be.” “Fair enough,” Luke said, sitting down. “So what do you want to …
Chapter Twenty-Nine: After the Deluge Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
After two days, the storm was finally abating. The gatherers, pent up with energy after the equivalent of seven Earth days cooped up, were itching to get back to work; the hunters had been working all the way through, of course, as the storm had a nice tendency to spook some of their prey. Luke …
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Night Hunt Titan: Nomad, Chapter by D.X. Machina
“All right, pay attention!” Quendra barked, as the hunters and huntresses gabbed. She understood why they were distracted; the entire group was still riding the high of successfully freeing Luke. Quendra wanted to join them, but her enthusiasm had been dampened somewhat by Luke’s demeanor. And truthfully, even if it had not been, Quendra was …