I'll be the Bad Guy

Chapter 3: Relapse

"Anya, Heda has sent a imfou, en Ai yu don a report kom scouts!" [Anya, the commander has written back, and I have a message from the scouts.] One of my warriors' gasps running into my tent.

My battle plans and weapons are spread messily over the wooden table.

"Speak." I command back, glaring up at the large man.

"From the scouts... their camp is 4 miles due West of the nearest Trikru village... there seem to be roughly 100 young adults- none look above the age of 22 years old... we have located no source of food or water... they are exceedingly reckless... their fire can be seen for 10's of miles... they don't seem to know that we exist yet... the leader is either a tall boy with dark hair or a girl with blonde hair... the blonde girl left camp with 5 others most likely in search of food or supplies." The messenger pauses.

"Kigon." [continue.]

"The group is nearing the mountain territory." He finishes.

I sigh and close my eyes.

"emo're going gon frag op themselves." [they're going to kill themselves.]

"Should Ai read chit Heda sent nau?" [should I read what the Commander sent now?]

"Sha." [Yes.]

"Anya, my fos [first]. You are the wisest teacher I've had so I trust that you'll handle this threat deftly and swiftly. I do ask that you capture their leader and send them to Polis to speak to me before the mountain takes them. If what you're saying is correct that they fell from the sky, they have technologies and machinery that greatly exceeds our own, like the mountain. It is of value to me and the Coalition that you keep their leader alive, as well as possible hostages. Do not kill more than you need to and write back if there is a need for additional gona [warriors]. Na yuj [be strong]."

"Mochoff." [Thank you.] I tell the messenger before replying to my scouts.

"Tell Ome and Corin that they must take gona and capture the blonde girl and the others before she returns to the camp. Give permission to kill one of them as a distraction but leave the blonde untouched."

"dula op Yu understand?" [Do you understand?]

"Sha, Anya." He responds, bowing his head as he leaves to deliver my message and gather some gona to take to Ome and Corin.

If this goes how it should, the blonde with her hostages should be arriving by nightfall.

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"Ah, Raven Reyes. A pleasure." Jaha says greeting the young girl as she hesitantly sits down at the circular table with 7 members of the council and chancellor staring her down.

"Am I in some kind of trouble?" She asks gulping down her fear.

"No, no. Nothing like that."

Raven had long brownish- red hair and tanned skin and dark eyes. She wore a necklace with a metal carving of the bird- raven.

"What do you know about the 100 prisoners we keep in prison station?" Jaha asks.

"Umm I'm not sure. I've worked on welding the outside of prison station a few times now, but I swear I don't know anything." She snapped.

"Reyes, you aren't in trouble." Sinclair clarifies, slightly calming her demeanor.

She nods and gulps, ushering the questions to continue.

"We hear you have a boyfriend in there. Finn Collins?"

"Yes."

"When was the last time you saw him?"