River, Jo, and Star decided they would work their way back to where the shuttle had landed. From there they would h****k one of the shuttles, forcing someone to take them to the warship, if they had to. That was as far as they had gotten by the time the men found them.
River twirled around, pulling her swords out and pointing them at Torak as he, Manota, and Jazin came into view.
“Stay back, you… you… jerk,” she snarled.
She had worked her way through the shock of seeing him being pawed on to pure fury. Jo and Star each took up a stance keeping the men in their sights. They were just as worked up as River was and more than ready to clobber someone.
“River, little one, tell me why you are so upset,” Torak pleaded softly.
“Upset? You think I’m upset?” River screeched. All three men crin
