Chapter 425

Live to fight another day.

The saying was from Earth and it was the first thing that I thought of when I understood the women’s strange beliefs. My family found the phrase usable and started saying it in Paterian to the stubborn women refusing healing. By way of the communication pads, the saying spread across the planet.

“Do not die now!” Damien commanded one of them that was refusing to get on his transport. “Live to fight another day. There is no strength in dying in the sand right now! Help us defend this world when the sun rises!”

The woman had listened, begrudgingly. She’d not appreciated Damien’s help, but she’d taken it. Most of the women were the same way, they’d never been in a situation like this.

I had one tiny spot of relief. Both Hannah and Kennedy had left me messages. The girls were a little beaten up, but none were gravely injured. They had trusted the men’s weapons, although it had taken Hannah and Ra longer to realize their effectiveness. M