Cloud Riders(142)

She nodded, liking these little stories from the sky.

‘Anyway, the raven made friends with the ruler named Leon from the zodiac Leo constellation. Leon and the raven have since joined forces, deploying a white dwarf Supernova to destroy Hydra. Corvis’s strategy is for the nova to partly explode, just before it reaches Hydra, causing the outer casing to shoot away injuring the snake, leaving only the core. This will then hit the snake at full speed and with Hydra already weak from the smaller blasts, the snake will be disintegrated.’

Kayden opened up a wider image of the area and showed them a simulation. ‘In theory, what they’ve planned sounds feasible. However, Zoren’s team are pretty sure the explosion will be big enough to reach and destroy the constellation Pyxis as well.’ They all watched as the simulation and recreation of the explosion did damage much more than Leo or Corvus had predicted. ‘As you can see, we could have more than just one constellation in trouble out there.’ The last position he charted was the location where they would need to be to prevent it from happening. ‘By information received from Alpha base we must intercept here.’ He showed the team. ‘This is where we have to destroy the Supernova before the outer case explodes. Are there any questions?’

‘We leave earlier than usual?’ Woody leaned toward the last screen, reading the distance on the monitor.

Kayden nodded. ‘Sorry. It won’t leave you much time to say goodbye to your women and this being the first time, I would have liked them to feel a bit more comfortable about all this. Regardless, it is what it is. At least they have each other once you and Jase have gone.’

After further discussion on the line of attack and everyone was satisfied, he switched the equipment off and taking Cassie’s hand in his, they headed back to the house to get organised.

Jason couldn’t wait to show them Sonia’s ring and said why they couldn’t wait for them to get back before proposing. He described how Sonia’s folks were not going to let her leave home and just go live with someone she hardly knew. He’d up and asked for her hand in marriage right then and there without another thought. He looked so happy holding her that Kayden couldn’t help but feel pleased for the over-impulsive fool.Shit, who am I to talk? Cassie did the same to me. He smiled as he looked down at the remarkable lady in his arms with her angelic smile. Yes, love sometimes finds us in the most unusual places. He snapped out of his soppy, love-struck mood. He really needed to talk to someone and pulled Woody and Jase aside.

He told them how Cassie had befriended Conom to a point where he practically bowed down at her feet. Filling them in on all the details, he gave them the picture to see if he was being rational in his thinking. Could he have dealt with anything differently? More than anything he was looking for support, maybe even a little advice on how to proceed from this point onwards.

‘Bloody hell,’ Woody scoffed. ‘He already had his tongue hanging out when they first met, I could tell. Now you say the man has laid down his arms for her?’

Kayden frowned. ‘He’s really taken to our girl. I nearly thought I would have to run with her. As we had all felt his rage, one could also feel his passion for her. I’m no fool and have to be mindful what this very powerful warlord would do if I was to take her away from him permanently at this stage.’

‘What has Cassie said?’ Woody inquired.

Kayden ran his hand through his hair. ‘She only sees him as a friend, someone kind and gentle. She has no fear of him at all and doesn’t see him at all the way we all do.’ He sighed and leant back against the wall. ‘I trust Cassie that she’ll sort Conom out and break the spell or whatever it is she has over him when she’s ready. I honestly believe the universe is using her as a key player in a game to tame these ruthless individuals. I can think of no other explanation.’

Woody swore and hoisted himself up onto the bench, thinking.

Jase seemed to be the only one of them who was not disturbed by any of it. ‘Jeez, you two. The ones who should know her the most, you sure don’t know shit!’ Jase said, flooring both of them. ‘Cassie has managed all of us with diplomacy and decorum. Each one of us has played a very special part in her life, after which she’s rewarded us with such happiness that words can’t describe. Kayden, you saved her and she gave you her body and soul. Woody, you cared for her like your own and she manipulated us all so that you could have your love, Ella. I was her friend whenever you two couldn’t be and she gave me Sonia. This Conom is in her life now for a reason maybe yet to show itself. But when it does he will be loved and rewarded as she sees fit. We are her knights and the universe is her round table. Whatever it is that is drawing her to him we have to trust that just like us, she will sort him out and then leave him as happy as we are.’