Chapter 77
November – 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
Colonel Mikhail Mannuki'ili
MIKHAIL
Mikhail stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the dozen men who he fought simultaneously. Something was wrong.
"Ninsianna…"
His heart sped up even through the dulled emotions of the killing dance. Mo maité! His wife was in danger! Wordlessly, he sheathed his sword and leaped into the air, abandoning the enemy and heading in the direction he sensed her desperate plea.
He skimmed the rooftops, primary feathers dislodging thatch from some of the roofs, until he came to their house. She lay in the back yard, artfully arranged as though she had just lay down to take a nap. His wife! His heart pounded in his throat, but he resisted the urge to go to her. He knew a trap when he saw one. He lan
