章 503: Chapter 503: Allies

I'd never felt like a rock star before. But the adoration and sudden need of each and every soul in the village to come and touch me, fall at my feet in sobbing joy, was about as close as I could imagine. It wasn't until Qesay chased them off I was able to join Ram and Ahmose in their examination of the transport.

"You just wasted your power on them, you know." Ahmose's clear disdain made me feel I'd done the right thing even more.

"Mine to share," I shot back before turning on Ram, temper prickling. "Well?"

He straightened from peering over the rounded lip, a small console fading into the surrounding hull. "Well." He shrugged. "Nicely done."

"Whatever." I wasn't in the mood for platitudes. "Will it run?" I didn't like the idea of having to carry it with magic, or ourselves for that matter, any distance.

"I can fix it," he said, though dubiously. "There's enough residual power left in the console I should be able to get it running long enough to access sunlight."