Ka'Cit's Haven - Page 189
Nia squeezed her eyes for a moment. “Lucky girl, isn’t she? I bet you care about her a lot.”
Ka’Cit’s gaze met hers and for a few moments, he said nothing. Then, “More than she’ll ever know.”
Nia took a step back till she was right in front of him. With one hand, she caressed the side of his mask.
“I do know, Ka’Cit. I know everything.”
His gaze grew alarmed.
“I got your present, Ka’Cit. I’m safe.” Rolling up her sleeve, she flashed him the tattoo on her wrist. “Geblit did his job. Now it’s time for me to do mine.”
For a few moments, he simply stared at her.
“What’s that?” His voice was barely above a whisper.
“Take care of you. It’s about time you know how that feels.”
She couldn’t read the look that passed through his gaze, but his body moved, following her, when she tugged on his hand once more.
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As he followed behind her, Ka’Cit could only stare.
This felt surreal.
Maybe it was the woogli smoke wafting through the room that was affecting his sense of reality.
Was she really here? His ta’ii? Nee-ya?
But her small palm squeezed against his as they made their way through the room toward the back, and that contact felt very real.
A little Poxmo appeared, his eyes widening as he took in the carnage within the room. Carnage his Nee-ya created.
For him.
She’d come for him.
He didn’t know how she’d managed to do it, but for her to put her life in danger just for him…even after he’d ceased contact…
He couldn’t begin to conceive it.
The Poxmo led them to the back and opened the final door for them and as they walked through, Nee-ya turned to the little being.
“Thanks for your help,” she said. “You and your friend.”
The Poxmo nodded energetically before shooing them away. “Hurry,” he said. “Before more come. Hurry. Hurry.”
Nia smiled and gripped his palm. Ka’Cit had to look down at the contact.
He still couldn’t believe it and as she led him through the debris behind the entertainment houses, he could only follow in silence.
She’d come for him.
Phek.
“Nee-ya,” he finally managed to say as they came to a stop at the intersection of two of the buildings.
“Hmm?” She barely glanced his way. “Do you think you can fit through there?”
