Warriors' Providence (Cadi Warriors Book 2)(78)

"I'm going to talk to Kagan and this council." She insisted, and he wisely closed his mouth.

Madhava's eyes widened at Providence's tone.

Dagaa didn't think they'd ever get used to her ire.

The trio entered the council room and everyone present turned to acknowledge them. They didn't bat an eye at Providence's presence, since Giselle already sat stoically beside Kagan. It seemed the Cadi council of regents were getting used to the input from these unusual human females.

"Good, now that we are all here. The Agurtzane have sent the recent images and data their probes collected from the Toufik planet." Kagan brought up the dimensional image in the center of the long table. "There seems to be only a half dozen remaining Toufik colonies on the planet, but the areas are rapidly degrading. We unfortunately don't know how many Toufik are occupying those colonies." Kagan pointed to five locations on the planet.

"I understand that the last time we discussed this issue we were debating if we were capable of mounting a rescue mission." Kagan continued. "Considering the urgency I have made the decision that we are dedicating half our fleet, and will be leaving as soon as we can gather the necessary warriors and supplies."

There were murmurs in the room, but no one openly objected to Kagan's decision. It was Kagan's right to do so. Although the Daimio granted his regents a lot of power, Kagan didn't have to consult them at all. He had the final say in all things.

Dagaa nodded in agreement with Kagan's decision. It was only right that the Cadi stand up and assist the Toufik.

"What is our goal?" Providence spoke up much to Dagaa's surprise. She remained quiet at the last meeting.

"It’s a rescue mission. We retrieve as many Toufik as possible." Kagan stated simply.

"No offense but that is obvious. However if there are more people than can be safely rescued then sadly, tough decisions must be made." Providence smiled kindly.

She wasn't being snippy with Kagan, unlike her current mood with Dagaa and Madhava. Dagaa could see Providence's mind working on the problem. He didn't discount her training in these types of missions, but trusting her council and taking her along were two different things.

"As expected, females and young will take priority." Kagan stated.

"And besides your pilots, who will monitor and organize your ground teams? Who will monitor the numbers rescued and make the hard decision when to cut them off and abide by it? There are certain skill sets that should be considered."

Dagaa listened as Providence spoke. She asked so many good and logical questions the council was amazed. The Cadi regents were getting used to the tenacious human females, but the reality still surprised them. Compared to Cadi females, the humans were more like Cadi warriors in personality.

"Rescuing people in difficult places is what Providence did back home." Giselle smiled proudly at her friend and fellow human.

Dagaa couldn't help but smile. Providence was pretty wonderful. He wasn't surprised that Providence posed such good points. He was more shocked by the things she brought up that he hadn't considered about this mission. It was difficult just getting Cadi on board with rescuing the Toufik in the first place, now they quickly had to mount a rescue mission.

Providence smiled at Giselle then her face turned serious again.

"I'm going with you. This is what I was trained to do. This image shows a lot about the planet, but situations change in an instant. You need someone who can roll with the punches."

"Providence!" Dagaa had to repress his urge to get up and haul her out of the room.

Providence refused to look at him and stared only at Kagan.

Providence was openly contradicting him, which he hadn't expected. Of course the human females never behaved as expected. Clearly Dagaa hadn't impressed on her how strongly he felt about her staying behind on Cadi. He should've known. Providence clearly stated she was going to talk to Kagan.

Dagaa wanted to groan in frustration as he noticed all the males staring at them. He didn't want Providence going on this deadly mission, but this wasn't the forum to argue with his bonded. Quarreling with his mate here, rather than behind closed doors put him in an awkward position. However when it came to her safety Dagaa didn't care.

"Kagan I must protest." Dagaa insisted.

"Dagaa." Kagan held up his hand halting his protest. Kagan looked from Dagaa to Providence to Madhava, his brow creased in consternation.

Everyone in the room was quiet as the Daimio considered the situation for a moment. Kagan looked over at Giselle briefly and sighed.

"As much as this may pain you my friend, Providence won certain rights when she bested you and Madhava. She is the Prime in your trio. I understand your concerns, however we do not have the time to locate someone else with the same type of experience in search and rescue as Providence possesses."