Free The Days of the Golden Moons (The Two Moons of Rehnor, Book 5) by J. Naomi Ay Page A

her a few months ago, she
kept pinching my cheeks and telling me how she fed me my first bottle and that
I was exactly 8 lbs 2 ozs, 21 ½ inches when I was born.
    “So
Madame,” Taner was saying as I pulled up a chair.  “Do you think you can
arrange for HIM to go to the Temple in Karupatani?   Perhaps we will all be
fortunate, and he will decide after that he has no further interest in the
planet.”
    “I
think Tuman should go with him if he's going to go there,” my mom said and
smiled at me.  “Aren't you gorgeous today?”
    “Mom,”
I sighed and gave the attendant my breakfast order which was a waffle,
strawberries, cinnamon French toast, turkey bacon and turkey ham and a large
glass of milk.  “Oh, I also want a bowl of fruit loops.  Tuman who?  My
cousin?”
    “No
honey.  Tuman is also your dad's uncle.  Grandpa Sorkan's brother, Uncle Rekah's
dad.  He's back too.”
    “Cool?”
    “Yeah,
cool,” my mom agreed.  “So Thad has already spoken to SdK General Counsel, and
they are prepared to make a case that he has the right to visit the Temple
under the Alliance's Religious Freedom Act.  We think we can convince them that
the Alliance would be violating the civil rights of the descendants of Karukan
by not allowing them to express their religious preferences.  There are
precedents both in the Alliance and Earth case law, upon which the Allied laws
are based, that date back several centuries.”
    “And
you think you will be able to convince them of this?” Taner asked skeptically.
    “Tuman
was, prior to his departure, training to be the High Priest of Karupatani.  Of
course, Senya as Emperor is the titular head of the Karupatani State whether on
Rehnor or Rozari.  Our case is that the Temple which had been restored by Senya,
I might add, has never been consecrated.  Tuman will do that since there are no
Karuptas currently living on Rozari.  It should be a slam dunk.”
    “It
probably will help that we have all those starships in the sector too,” I
commented, waving for the attendant to get me a second bowl of fruit loops. 
“No, wait.  I’d rather have corn pops.”
    “Probably,”
Mom agreed.  “I'm going to offer to pull them out afterward and also grant them
a fair amount of money for their troubles.  Thad also suggested I give them the
Takira-hahr estate as a personal gift in exchange for unlocking the Kalika-hahr
campus.  I'm still thinking about that one.”
    “And
we will be able to secure the area while HIM and Prince Tuman are there?” Taner
asked.
    “Of
course,” Mom replied.  “We will require a security dome over the entire area
and as many Imperial Guards as the security force requires.  I'm also going to
remind them that we have EMP Control on our ships and should anyone attempt to
do anything at all curious, we will disable the entire planet if we have to. 
We'll send them back to the dark ages without nuking them.”
    “You're
so smart, Madame,” Auntie Luci said.
    “I
do think it may work.”  Taner smiled and nodded.  “What will you do?  Will you
go with them to Rozari?”
    “I
think Madame should come back to Mishnah.  We have so much to catch up on.  So
much work that has been neglected during her absence,” Auntie Luci added.
    Mom
looked at me.
    “I'm
going to go back to Earth.  Right now, I feel like I've got to go visit your gramma
and see my father's grave.  I've got to finish the trip I started before I can
move back to Mishnah.”
    Taner
cleared his throat.  “HIM will never grant you permission for that.”
    “It's
non-negotiable,” Mom replied.  “Furthermore, he doesn't seem too concerned with
my whereabouts.  You and Berkan may be, but as far as I can tell, he has no
interest other than chipping me and putting me in handcuffs.”  She held up her
wrists and rattled the thick gold bracelets she had to wear now.  “I guess I
should be glad I don't have a collar around my neck too.  Woof, woof.”
    “HIM
is very