CHAPTER 142

MOUNTAIN CITY

The return to Mountain City was uneventful to say the least with everyone lost in the thoughts of what was going to occur over the next forty-eight hours. True to Minister Thimina's statement, Telan's two Dragoons remembered nothing from their four day stay in the Salina medical clinic, and both looked peaked as they climbed into the Hopper for the return trip. No one spoke on the return back, Tarifa content to hold Aihola's hand the entire way while her mother and Walter caught up on some much needed rest. Lynwe rode with them, sitting next to Walter, her amber eyes glancing back and forth between Tarifa and Aihola almost the entire trip. She remained in the Hopper when they returned until Cantel had secured the vehicle and then he led her up to Tarifa's home along a back path that was almost never used. Her cloak swept around her feet, the hood hiding her features and her shimmering white hair.