146 Pirates Part 2

"Yeah, the one from the news feeds." Yun explained. "It's been crazy hearing about the stuff he did."

"Oh, right, the one who saved that planet." Skel's mom said. "That must be why the Tilites want him. They must want to find out if this god is the real deal. I mean his existence flies in the face of everything they have ever said, so they might even be mad."

"I need their help, so I hope anger is not on their mind." Zell said.

"Could be helpful." She replied. "They might help you just to get rid of you."

"Mother." Skel interrupted. "Why did father's admiral come knocking? You just said that he did, not why. I need to know why."

"Always the good boy." She said with a smile, giving Skel a tiny slap on the cheek. "There's a war between your father's old faction and a new group that has popped up inside of their territory."

"And you thought it would be fun to join a war?!" Skel yelled out, furious at his mother.