Finally, after almost two weeks, everything was ready.
The Odaria government had proposed to lend the delegation some luxury cars, but Jocelyne had categorically refused: given the desert environment they were going to, it was more convenient to move around with jeeps. In reality, that was just an excuse: Jocelyne suspected that someone would try to sabotage the delegation, so he preferred to move with vehicles from his garage, where he knew for sure that no one had planted bombs.
Jackson immediately agreed with this choice, and so did Chloe: they both agreed that moving within their own means was safer. So they had prepared a couple of jeeps to transport them and their escort inside the territory of the dinosaurs.
The auction had ended a few days earlier and Jocelyne had earned five million from it, which he had transferred to a secret bank account of his. Such a sum could not hold a candle to the Jersey family's immense fortune, but Jocelyne had learned that i
Of course, one of the dumbest things a person could do when he went to a zoo was to walk into an enclosure and try to ride an animal. And if the aforementioned animal was carnivorous, then in all likelihood that person wouldn't have come out of the cage alive.And now, Jocelyne wasn't just about to climb on the back of an allosaurus, one of the most dangerous predators that ever existed, but the aforementioned allosaurus was also wild, unrestricted and speaking at the same time. Although he had offered himself spontaneously, Jocelyne felt a lump forming in her throat as the animal bent to lift her up, bringing his head a few centimeters from the ground and thus making his teeth as big as a human finger very visible.Trying to not think that what she was touching was a carnivorous dinosaur three times her height, Jocelyne pulled herself up and sat on Al's shoulders. back grew thick plumage which made the animal's skin rather soft. When Al stood up to her full height, Jo
As Sobek awaited the arrival of the human delegation, a familiar smell had begun to make its way into his nostrils, but he had not been able to remember what it was. It was undoubtedly the smell of a human being, but for some reason he remembered it very clearly. Then, when the delegation finally arrived, he almost lost his composure.He would have recognized the human on Al's back with his eyes closed. Even though she physically she had changed slightly she was clearly the child he had saved in the forest earlier! She had grown taller and more developed, and her smell had changed slightly too, but it was undoubtedly her.'What does it mean? Perhaps humans have become convinced that she has a certain influence on dinosaurs? Well. It doesn't matter' he thought quickly. After all, the presence of the child did not change anything: apart from seeing an old acquaintance, what was different from what he had planned?So he was cordial and called out to them: “We
Obviously, hardly any member of the group went to sleep right away. Everyone had their chores to do before they could rest.Jackson and the escort were working to establish a perimeter so that they could defend themselves in the event of an attack. They knew that if the dinosaurs really wanted to attack them they could do little, but their role was to defend the other members of the group and so they had to do. Furthermore, Jackson was more afraid of individual dinosaurs than of the entire herd: it was not impossible for someone to decide independently to undermine the peace by attacking them, so as to cancel the negotiation. Among humans he was full of fanatics and obsessed, it was possible that even among the dinosaurs there were such elements.Peter, Sebas and Tuare had chosen a room and turned on their computers, sending all the material they had obtained since that day to their news houses and writing a detailed account of everything that had happened. They were t
“Abe? Abe!""I'm awake, Mr. Jersey, I'm awake!" she screamed the big man pulling himself to his feet with a snap, only to find himself in front of a female face that giggled under his mustache. "I'm not your boss" Dariela said making him blush.Abe grunted like a bear in response and sat up. He hadn't slept very well for the past few days. The soldiers Dariela took care of had become more unstable, so the two had decided to take turns on guard to keep them in check and prevent them from doing anything irreparable. But Abe also wanted to stay awake during the day, since both dinosaurs and humans were awake at the time, and he wanted to be alert in case something happened. If all this was combined with the anxiety, fear and tension of the current situation, well, sleeping became quite difficult. Abe now did not rest more than four hours a night, with the result that he often ended up dozing off during the day without wanting to, as in that case, for example.
While Jackson was busy arguing with Abe and Chloe talking about the conditions of the prisoners, Jocelyne was left behind. She certainly didn't need to go and interrogate anyone to find out what the captive humans were thinking and she was sure that Sobek had been telling the truth about how the dinosaurs treated them. After all, despite the frightened faces, no prisoners looked hurt, thin or particularly traumatized.Rather than wasting precious time talking to humans, Jocelyne preferred talking to the dinosaurs.It was Sobek she had to convince, that was clear; however, Sobek was unlikely the only one that take the decisions. As charismatic, intelligent and wise as a leader might be, he couldn't rule such a large herd on his own strength alone. He would need to lend some of his power to other dinosaurs to administer the various departments into which the pack was divided efficiently.That was probably why the herd was divided into castes. This was primarily du
Sobek sat down again in the center of the square, and the delegation did the same in front of him. "I would say it's time to start""I agree" Jocelyne replied. “Let's make the terms clear. We humans want to have the people imprisoned here back"Sobek narrowed his eyes: “I understand that. We are willing to return every single prisoner unharmed, but we want something in return""Naturally. What do you want?""First of all, we want the guarantee that you will never again come to destroy our territory""Understandable"“I want to be very clear. By 'our territory' we don't just mean this land. We will not pretend to get back the places already colonized by you, except this one, but you will never have to touch any other place. In this and the other two continents still virgin"Jocelyne bit her lip. That was certainly not an inexpensive request! Basically the dinosaurs were asking him to keep his hands off not only Maakan
Exactly two hours later Jocelyne, Jackson, Chloe and the other humans show up outside the walls at the designated spot. Sobek and Carnopo were already there, and they weren't alone: several dinosaurs were evidently eager to watch, they were evident.The area of the collision had already been partially reclaimed and was in fact covered by a light blanket of grass. Jocelyne had chosen her precisely because it would be safer for Jackson to fight on soft, malleable ground than on hard, sandy desert ground; moreover man could have everything with the earth in his eyes lighter to accede, which is much more difficult since he was lighter.Jocelyne had remained expressionless the whole time; as soon as she arrived she just looked for a large stone and sat on it, staring blankly at the battlefield. Not a single hint of fatigue, anxiety or tension showed through her.Sobek walked over to her and lay down beside her. The huge reptile practically shadowed the girl, but
Jocelyne didn't leave her room all night; she didn't even show up to eat anything for dinner. Only the next morning she finally emerged from her room, and judging by the rush with which she ate breakfast she intended to meet Sobek as soon as possible.However Chloe had something to tell her. "I spoke to the NMWA last night" she confided. “They aren't happy with your behavior. They call it dangerous"Jocelyne snorted. She certainly didn't expect thanks, but she wasn't prepared to tolerate reproaches. “They can think what they want. Here I am the one that speak for humanity. If they don't like my methods, their problems"Chloe sighed. “I suspected you would answer this way, but please be careful. Governments don't like ambassadors who are too autonomous""And so? They can't do anything to me while I'm here"“They could revoke your title of ambassador. Have you thought about it?""Well, then you can remind them that this