Briannas Prophecy by Tianna Xander Read Free Book Online Page B

It was worth a try.
    Paying for it wouldn’t be a problem. Out of necessity, the first place they found was a coin shop that bought gold doubloons. He had several thousand of the strange coins that had been taken from a sunken ship a few hundred years ago. Scout ships often acquired money this way. They used it to purchase items from planets where off world currency wasn’t accepted or would cause unwanted questions, like this one.
    The man in the shop had been clearly astonished when faced with the two perfectly preserved Brasher doubloons.
    Having turned a peculiar shade of green when Niklas told him he wanted it in cash, he’d laughed. “Cash? What makes you think I have so much here in cash?”
    The man produced it, though. The shifty look in his eyes told Niklas the man was taking advantage of him, but he didn’t care. He had more of them, and he needed the money fast.
    Now in possession of nearly a half million dollars, the fifty thousand he had used to purchase the house and the ten thousand for identification and a social security number left him with most of what he’d gotten. Now he could begin searching for his bride. After he ate, of course. A man had to have his priorities. Niklas, feeling out of place and unsure of what to do, watched the man in front of him.
    “I’d like a small pepperoni to go,” the man said, his gaze glued to the menu. “And give me an order of breadsticks to go with that.”
    Niklas smiled. It seemed some things were universal. It shouldn’t be a problem when it became his turn.
    Finished with the other gentleman, who had decided to sit down and watch a car race on the TV provided by the restaurant, the boy behind the counter looked at Niklas and asked, “Are you gonna eat it here or is this to go?”
    He looked around. Happy to see the clean tables, he smiled. “I’ll eat here. I’ll have one small pepperoni please.”
    After paying for the pizza and something to drink, he chose a seat, then folded his large frame into the small booth and waited to be served. By the time the boy finally came from behind the counter with the pie, Niklas was starved. He took a minute to savor the delicious scent of the unusual creation before him.
    The tangy, spicy scent made his mouth water with anticipation. Picking up a fork and knife, he served himself a strange wedge shaped slice. He cut into it with the knife, stabbed it with the fork and lifted the piece to his nose sniffing it experimentally. The smell of melted cheese and crisp pepperoni assaulted his nostrils and his empty stomach protested with a grumble.
    “Well, I guess I have to try it sometime. At least it smells good, and it isn’t still moving,” he muttered before he placed it in his mouth. He closed his eyes. The first bite was delicious. There was nothing like it anywhere else in the known star systems. This was definitely one thing he would make sure made it back home. I’ll have to ask Shona to come down and learn how to make it. Or possibly just take one of each kind up and have it programmed into the replicator if all else fails.
    He returned to the house with another pizza, having bought one for Minra. Niklas knew she would appreciate not having to eat her own cooking as well. Dropping the square box on the table, he left her with her dinner and went into the other room to read the electronic copy of the scroll he carried with him.
    Trinaugh, Terrna’s current keeper of the light, had insisted he take it in case it could be of some help in finding the one he sought. The woman would have the hair and eyes he knew to look for, but she would also possess the Heart of Terrna . It was a heart-shaped stone pendant the size of the tip of a man’s thumb, reputed to be infused with some mystical energy and a small part of Morwyyn’s power. Yet, the scroll said the stone was not the key to their salvation, the woman was.
     
    And yea shall she possess the Heart of Terrna . The very stone I have created to carry that which