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The Mag Force 7 Book 1 - Knights Of The Black Earth, The
Atec Февраль 16 2008 20:07:53
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"Why do we need medical supplies? We hardly any of us ever get sick." Raoul was defensive.
"I think one of us is about to," Xris commented, grinning, and followed Jamil to check out the PVC.
An hour later, Xris came up to the bridge. He found Rowan alone, seated at the computer.
"Harry wanted to get something to eat. I told him I'd keep watch." She barely glanced at him; her voice was cool, impersonal. "How'd it go with the armored vehicle?"
Xris sat down, fished a twist out of his pocket. "It may hold together long enough to get the job done. Or it may blow up with all of us inside."
Having said that, he sat in silence. Rowan refused to look at him. "What's eating you?" he asked finally.
She stopped working. Her hands rested on the keyboard. Suddenly she turned, faced him. "Damn it, Xris, why--"
She stopped, swallowed.
"Why what?" he asked, perplexed.
"Oh, nothing. Never mind." She had turned away from him again, began moodily tapping at a key on the console. "You know the king personally, don't you? I remember watching you in the vids during the ceremonies. It gave me a strange feeling, seeing you like that. What's he like?"
I wonder, Xris thought, staring at Rowan, what you started to say. Aloud, he answered, "Yeah, I know King Dion. What's he like? That's hard to answer. Someone--I forget who--described him as a comet
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