Spacer Clans Adventure 3: Naero's Fury Read Online Free PDF Page B

You are the ones who desire contact with us–not us with you.”
    “Shalaen Kinmal, you and your father are our honored allies. You are here only as our guest. We are happy to work with you in any capacity, but any issues between the Mystics and High Adept Maeris will be resolved without your assistance or interference. We ask you to respect us and our ways.”
    “ I intend to, as long as they do not harm one who is as a sister to me.”
    Master Tree finally looked to Gaviok. “And who is this being, where has he come from, and why is he here?”
    Master Jo looked extremely interested and intrigued. “I do not recognize his species of insectoid as any of the cataloged sentients that we have yet encountered.”
    Even Master Vane spoke up. “This creature’s Chaos energies are nearly limitless. They rival my own. I insist that we must study him and his kind thoroughly. I’ve never seen anything like him!”
    Naero ignored Vane. “This is my good friend and ally, Gaviok. He and his people are from the Unknown Regions of the Gamma Qua drant. They can use Cosmic power, mostly in the form of raw Chaos energy. We could learn much from them and the other races that they know. And they also happen to be the enemies of our current enemies, and might be willing to join our Alliance of free sentients, united against such threats.”
    Master Tree looked very pleased, so did Master Jo, both of them very eager. Even Master Vane looked enthralled. An entire race of Chaos Wisdom sentients? Vane could hardly control himself.
    “Honored guest,” Master Tree said. “We look forward to getting to know you better, and establishing good relations between us and our peoples, for our mutual benefit.”
    Gaviok bowed low and spoke with distinction. “As do I. I have great respect for Spacers and their allies. They are honorable peoples, and we all face terrible foes who mean us all great harm. That is clear. I want nothing but good will and the highest cooperation between my people, our allies, and you and yours.”
    “Splendid!” Master Jo said.
    Gaviok suddenly swelled up with Chaos energy un til he towered fifteen meters above them all.
    Everyone was startled, and his voice boomed.
    “Yet, let me say this. Naero is not only my friend and ally. She is as you would say–my Clan–my family. As if we came from the same nest. I would defend her with my own life, and so would the many zillions of my species–against any threat. If any harm would ever come to her, we would consider it a very serious matter, indeed–akin to an act of war –against our race and our allies.”
    Gaviok had his say. He shrank back down to his regular size, shorter than Naero.
    “ And that is not a mere promise,” he added. “Consider it a direct and very real threat.”
    High Master Tree clasped his hands calmly in front of himself and spoke with steady ease. “New friend and ally, Gaviok. We too wish for nothing but good will between us and any other sentients. Let us work together to resolve any troubling issues. But I repeat, the ways of the Spacer Mystics must remain our own, and will not be interfered with by outsiders, no matter who they are. Any who wish to be our allies and friends must accept and honor that.”
    “ Then let us seek honor, wisdom, and cooperation together, as sentients of good will should do. Yet my words stand, High Masters.”
    Gaviok stepped back and spoke no more.
    Tree finally turned to Naero. “ It appears that you bring us both opportunities and further dilemmas and complications to deal with, High Adept Maeris. Will it always be thus with you?”
    “ Forgive me, High Masters,” she said. “It seems as if my life…has never taken easy and uncomplicated paths. But I always mean well. I always strive to do my best, and what is best for my people, whom–I love more than my life itself.”
    Vane simply snorted in derision.
    “Well-spoken,” Master Jo said. “But do you really mean that, Naero Amashin Maeris? Would