Lib Novel Page 181
She had no idea which one of them was the Scintex.
She could understand spoken language but written language was a whole other affair.
For a moment, her whole plan crumbled before her.
She was looking at the glowing signs, trying to figure out which one of the buildings was the right one when she heard a sound, almost like a whisper.
Nia’s head turned.
Off to the side, between two of the buildings, a little bald-headed alien that looked like Dobby was motioning in her direction.
Nia looked behind her.
Was he talking to her?
But there was no one else close enough that he could be trying to speak to.
Nia hesitated.
She didn’t have time to waste.
For all she knew, every second wasted was a second against her.
Every second that passed was one where Ka’Cit could lose his life.
Still, the alien motioned to her again, his round eyes darting down the street.
Nia gripped the blaster and walked toward him.
“Are you talking to me?” she asked.
The alien blinked at her and nodded.
He was shaking. She hadn’t realized before till now that she was closer to him.
“Yes,” he glanced down the street again. “You’re wearing the mask. You’re with the Bone Crusher, aren’t you?”
Nia blinked. She almost denied it before she remembered that’s what she’d heard them call Ka’Cit before.
“I am.”
The alien’s gaze darted down the street again. “I know where he is. He is in trouble. I can take you there, but you have to hurry.”
Nia’s eyes narrowed.
If she hadn’t learned anything so far, she’d learned that trusting random aliens was a bad, bad idea.
Deception was high in this land.
She raised her gun and pointed it at the alien. He paled.
“Why should I trust you?”
His body shook. “I speak the truth.” Reaching behind him, he took his tail in hand. It was thin, like a mouse’s tail and she realized belatedly that he was handing his tail to her.
“You want me to hold…your tail?”
The alien’s nods were sharp jerks because of how hard he was still trembling. “Yes, so you know I am telling the truth.”