Page 82 of Galactic Sentinels: Vol 2
“Zam leff!” he replies solemnly.
Damn. She probably went to Gekkar Creek to trade some of her miracle creams.
“Ah fyoo days ah-go,” he adds.
What ? Few days ago?
“Zam’s huh. … din’ gum bahg!”
“You’re saying she got hurt, left days ago? And didn’t come back?” I try to piece it together.
“Ba! Leff wif Nov! Din’ gum bahg!”
Wait, wait, wait. She left with Nov?
“Nov? He was here?”
“Ba,” he nods. “Nov huh. Zam we-pai-in’ Nov!”
No. No way. There’s no freaking way. How many wounded, hairy giants named Nov can there be in this galaxy? What are the odds Sam patched up that Nov—the ex-boss of Vagantu? The one we assumed was dead but never found?
“Can you describe him for me?” I ask, heart pounding.
“Beeg wahn!” he says, raising his hand well above his head. “cuvahd in heh” he adds, pointing to his arms and torso.
Yup. Big one? Covered in hair? That’s our guy. Sam’s with him.
My stomach knots into a lead weight.
“When did she disappear?”
“Zeka’ Cleag! Ah fyoo days,” he says, holding up six fingers.
Six days.
I turn and sprint back to our ship like hell’s chasing me.
I burst inside so fast Vlad nearly drops his drink.
“Igor, fire up the thrusters! We’re headed to Gekkar Creek.”
“Whoa, slow down, man! What’s going on?”
“Sam… she left with Noviosk. The Noviosk.”
“"That can’t be,” Vlad argues. “That bastard died on Vagantu. What would he be doing out here in the middle of nowhere?”
“His body was never found!” I snap. “And according to Goulou, she nursed a tall, hairy giant named Nov back to health.”
Vlad goes pale. Igor just looks wrecked.
We take off immediately. It doesn’t take long to reach the town, but the news we get hits like a wrecking ball.
The doctor confirms that Sam came in a few days ago, poisoned by one of her own potions. And she was brought in by a Srebat. He recognized the species instantly when we showed him the tablet. The Srebat gave his name as Nov.
No doubt about it—our ghost from Vagantu is alive and playing house with my blondie.
Even worse? Felone, some two-bit local drug lord, ambushed the guy and took him captive… along with Sam.
