Salute To The General

Chapter 2090



It was nine in the evening. Kylie and Ava were having dinner with Queenie at a fast food outlet.

Queenie looked distracted. She hardly seemed to pay attention to her chicken wings and ice cream. Looking up at Kylie, she asked softly, "Aunt Kylie, is my mama all right?"

"Didn't you say that my papa and mama will come and get me? Why aren't they here yet?"

"Don't worry, Queenie." Kylie smiled reassuringly. "Your dad called this afternoon. He said he had rescued your mom, and he just called to say that they will come right now and get you."

"Eat while you can, they'll be here any minute."

Queenie nodded but didn't touch her food.

Instead, she stared out of the window

impatiently.

Someone took advantage of the fire at summer camp and kidnapped mama in the confusion.

She cried looking for her.

Kylie and Ava told

wasn't reassured, however. She needed to see her mother with her

of the restaurant swung open, and a crowd

that her parents and maybe Uncle Colin had arrived at

that it was just a bunch of men she'd never

before.

man with an awfully pale face. His most striking

met his gaze and turned away quickly

dead-set eyes smiled when he saw the effect he produced. Leading his

Ava knew from a glance that these people

come from a murder spree and hadn't stopped to wash. The pestilence amidst them was difficult to

concluded that these men were very likely mercenaries. By this time, alarm bells were ringing frantically in her

share a table?" Vann

true motives, but she didn't like the look of them all the same. "Excuse me, we do mind," she

but I only want to sit right here,” Vann

dragged up a chair noisily and sat down. To Kylie's frustration, Vann picked up a piece of chicken that she was in the middle of eating and ate it whole. He chewed and suckled for some minutes, and then spat the

Vann

shouted. "Ava, teach him

in. In an

was quick as lightning. If it

other skilled