(eng) Orson Scott Card - Ender's Saga SSC by First Meetings

Author:First Meetings [Meetings, First]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

When he located Ender he strode quickly across the room and whispered in Ender's ear. Ender nodded, finished his glass of water, and left with the lieutenant. On the way out, Anderson handed a slip of paper to one of the older boys. The room became very noisy with conversation as Anderson and Ender left.

Ender was escorted down corridors he had never seen before. They didn't have the blue glow of the soldier corridors. Most were wood paneled, and the floors were carpeted. The doors were wood, with nameplates on them, and they stopped at one that said “Captain Graff, supervisor.” Anderson First Meetings in the Enderverse

knocked softly, and a low voice said, “Come in.”

They went in. Captain Graff was seated behind a desk, his hands folded across his potbel y. He nodded, and Anderson sat. Ender also sat down.

Graff cleared his throat and spoke. “Seven days since your first battle, Ender.” Ender did not reply.

“Won seven battles, one every day.” Ender nodded.

“Scores unusual y high, too.” Ender blinked. “Why?”

Graff asked him. Ender glanced at Anderson, and then spoke to the captain behind the desk. "Two new tactics, sir.

Legs doubled up as a shield, so that a flash doesn't immobilize. Jackknife takeoffs from the wal s. Superior strategy, as Lieutenant Anderson taught, think places, not spaces. Five toons of eight instead of four of ten. Incompetent opponents.

Excel ent toon leaders, good soldiers."

Graff looked at Ender without expression.

Waiting for what, Ender wondered. Lieutenant Anderson spoke up.

“Ender, what's the condition of your army?” Do they want me to ask for relief? Not a chance, he decided. “A little tired, in peak condition, morale high, learning fast. Anxious for the next battle.”

Anderson looked at Graff. Graff shrugged slightly and turned to Ender. “Is there anything you want to know?” Ender held his hands loosely in his lap.

“When are you going to put us up against a good army?” Graffs laughter rang in the room, and when it stopped, Graff handed a piece of paper to Ender.

“Now,” the captain said, and Ender read the paper. “Dragon Army against Leopard Army, Ender Wiggin and Pol Slattery, 2000.” Ender looked up at Captain Graff. “That's ten minutes from now, sir.”

Graff smiled. “Better hurry, then, boy.” As Ender left he realized Pol Slattery was the boy who had been handed his orders as Ender left the mess hal .

He got to his army five minutes later. Three toon leaders were already undressed and lying naked on their beds. He sent them al flying down the corridors to rouse their toons, and gathered up their suits himself. When al his boys were assembled in the corridor, most of them stil getting dressed, Ender spoke to them.

“This one's hot and there's no time. We'l be late to the door, and the enemy'l be deployed right outside our gate. Ambush, and I've never heard of it happening before. So we'l take our time at the door.

A and B toons, keep your belts loose, and give your flashers to the leaders and seconds of the other toons.

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