Slavers Seized Human Children — Then a Stunned Warden Asked, “Do You Know What You’ve Done?”|Stories

Slavers Seized Human Children — Then a Stunned Warden Asked, “Do You Know What You’ve Done?”|Stories They took forty-two children from a school trip. They had no idea who they were taking them from. On the trading station of Quorrim Veil, the richest slave-broker in the galaxy announces her latest catch: two hundred and twelve human juveniles, ready for auction. The room applauds. One man does not. Warden Tchikku-Orrel of the Concord once watched four hundred human warships search for four missing crew members and a hold of lentils. He knows what happens next, and he is the only one in the hall who is afraid. Meanwhile, aboard the slaver Silent Purse, a twelve-year-old Scout named Kidist Alemu is counting guards, counting vents, and counting the turns the ship makes. She is not going to wait to be rescued. Beside her are a nine-year-old with a gap in her teeth, a cook who has finally had enough, and the frightened children of three other species locked in the cells next door. #HFY #HFYStories #SciFiStories #HumanityFYeah #HumansAreSpaceOrcs #FirstContact #SpaceOpera #ScienceFiction #SciFi #HFYWar