To Catch A Warrior [Unearthly World Book 5] Read Online Free PDF Page B

her face. “I won’t do that. Zargonnii warriors fight with their strength. I would not fight you. You’re too small.”
    She blinked, looking surprised. “Small? You’re the first man, well male, to call me small.”
    Titus chuckled. “You’re a wee little thing compared to me.”
    “I guess I am.”
    Zabbie turned and climbed into the shuttle. When Titus closed the hatch, she immediately removed her fur coat. He noted the short sleeved tunic made of an animal hide she mentioned. A few bruises adorned her pale skin. He imagined she must have fallen on the ice. She searched every inch of the shuttle within moments. Titus checked the shuttle’s systems; it would need an hour at least. He prepared for the human female to talk his ear off and ask a million questions. He wasn’t disappointed.
    “Are you at war?” she asked. “You said you’re a warrior.”
    “Yes. We war with the Gorgano and Tonan warriors.”
    “Tonan. Yes a few of the women were stolen by Tonan warriors and a few men killed on the other planet. We learned to hide from them underground in a cavern in the winter season. The Gorgano found us.”
    A few bells and whistles went off in his mind. “I thought you said the Gorgano couldn’t take the cold.”
    “They can’t, but the cavern wasn’t cold, the ice wall was but when it ended the cavern began. The Gorgano would simply appear or beam in, or maybe they came through a different wall, or something. When I was stolen there were eleven of us left. The Tonans came first.”
    Again Titus felt there was something missing or strange about her story. She frowned as she spoke as though straining for her mind to grasp a solid memory. She looked honestly confused and he decided to keep things simple.
    “Eleven males or females?”
    “Seven men. Four women. Three women after I was gone.”
    “Did you learn anything from the Gorgano? Or anything else about them besides the cold effecting them.”
    “Yes. It wouldn’t touch me because humans carry disease. It was afraid I’d kill it if I sneezed on it. I wanted to cough on it, or something, but in my mind I knew I couldn’t fly the craft. I’d crash; I needed the Gorgano as much as I hated it.”
    Of that she seemed more confidant. “Did the Gorgano have anything else?”
    “No beds or furniture. The Gorgano who captured me had a replicator, I already mentioned that. Do you have food? Meats? Cheese? Anything, I’m so tired of fruit. And booze, I would love some alcohol.”
    The booze she wanted would knock her on her tiny ass after a sip, which Titus would keep in mind. If she became hysterical he would need to calm her. The food was the easiest route for now.
    Titus moved to the shuttle’s replicator and asked for food he knew she would enjoy. The built in rectangular box was small; it was intended for short journeys. It had recently been modified with help from the Castians to serve foods easy on a human’s teeth and digestive system. Zargonnii fare was much tougher; their jagged teeth could rip through tires with ease.
    When the plate emerged and he handed it over, she pounced on it squealing in happiness, a wide smile on her animated face. Her mittens off, Zabbie stuffed her cheeks full, piece after piece until Titus was certain she would choke to death. She couldn’t close her mouth she’d crammed so much in. Her hand was almost a blur she moved food so quickly. Pieces fell out and she shoved them in resembling an Earth chipmunk gone overboard.
    Too late, Titus realized he should have begun with a smaller portion. She’d been deprived too long. Poor thing. He grabbed the plate and held it away from her, wanting her to slow down and finish what she was eating. She stood openmouthed for a moment, bits of food spilling past her lips to plop to the ground. Ew . Her eye lashes batted.
    “The Gorgano did the same thing. It would always tease me with food. Never letting me have enough. That’s cruel.”
    It was hard to understand her, and