Page 44 of Arresting the Warlord

“That’s a question you should ask your Askole friend, Trayon.”

“Fuck!”

Trayon zoomed up.“Show me your females.”

“Okay.”I pointed to a stone hogan nestled against the butte.“You’ll find a typical Navajo female there.”One that used to be a Marine and could kick ass with the best of them. Forty years ago.

Whoosh!Trayon was a black blur as he zoomed over to the hogan. Gunfire erupted when he kicked the door in.

“You were supposed to knock, you jerk.” I ran toward the hogan. Poof! Jake abruptly appeared and I crashed into him. “You need to wear a damn bell.” Yikes. The expression on his face could give Zarek a run for his money in the scary as hell department.

“Where is he?”

I quickly pointed at the hogan. “Trayon wants a female who can summon lightning.”

“Where did you meet Trayon?”

“In the mess hall.”

“Did you tell him, you’re one of a kind?”

“Do I look stupid to you? Oh wait! I forgot. I’m just a brainless female,” I snapped.

“Want my mama,”Oola wailed.

“Fucking hell! Where did you find a baby Tabor?”

“In the mess hall. Her name is Oola.”

“The mess hall was a neutral zone until you came on board,” Jake grumbled.

“Oh, now it’s my fault there’s a bunch of lunatics running amok on Zarek’s ship?”

More gunfire came from the hogan.

I raised an inquiring eyebrow. “You’re the big, bad warlord. Aren’t you supposed to handle that?”

Jake gave me the stink eye and teleported. The shooting stopped.

Oola perched on my nose.“Him mad.”

“Yep.”I put Oola back on my shoulder.“Stay.”

“Me scared.”Oola shivered.“Wanna hide in hair.”

An image of Jake’s sister Kaylee flashed across my mind. Eight baby Tabors decorated her hair.I sighed.“Okay. Go ahead.”

Oola scrambled to the top of my head and burrowed in.

God, I hoped I didn’t end up with spider poop in my hair. I checked my bracelet, found Shrek’s link, and tapped it.

“How may I assist you CeeCee?”

“I have a baby Tabor called Oola with me. Can you let her mother know she’s safe?”

Shrek let out a relieved breath. “We’ve been searching for Oola for the last hour. Can you bring her to sick bay?”

“Would if I could, but an Askole by the name of Trayon transported us to Monument Valley. He thinks I can lead him to a female with my powers.”

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