(eng) Pam Uphoff by The Lawyers of Mars

Author:The Lawyers of Mars [Mars, The Lawyers of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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When she finally dragged herself out of bed, she found the penthouse filled with bright morning light and overpopulated with Imperial Guards in full uniform and DMS Specials in their trademark blue suits.

Trev, W'ufda, and Vee had their heads together with an Imperial Guard. She eyed his rank insignia . . . could this be the legendary General S'ank? She recognized him instantly as an older version of one of the Imperials that had been doing such a poor job of guarding her Grandfather. One of the survivors of the rush to pounce on her Grandfather and almost accidentally take out the assassin. She decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he had been diving past her Grandfather to get the assassin.

He recognized her immediately too, with a start of surprise. "You are under arrest."

"No she's not," said Trev, mildly. "General, I don't think you've been listening."

"Sir, she armed an enemy of the . . . "

"General. She armed a man she trusted to save the Imperial family, and who in fact, with some assistance, did so. Back off." His voice had started mild, but had a definite snap to it at the end.

The general shot a surprised look at Trev, but softened his bark, eyeing her. "I want to know who you are, and what you were doing there."

"I am Xaero L'svages, the granddaughter of General Xavarti. I was there deliberately in order to foil an assassination attempt. I was trying to do it in such a way as to minimally change what I remembered happening as I learned it from, well, some really poor entertainment vids, the educational vids that we were all force fed in school, and my Grandfather's accounts of the day."

He looked her up and down, unhappily. "Your Grandfather, General Xavarti Ile Leia. I see."

Trev stepped around him, and taking her arm escorted her to the table. "Have some breakfast," he said signaling someone. "The General is having a Bad Day. My Mother just told him about the time travel stuff, and he's upset that he wasn't told long ago, plus he has just been presented with a new Imperial Guard NCO who didn't actually exist until yesterday."

Vee grinned. "My telling him that this is the most polite conversation I've ever had with him didn't help."

Xaero was glad to see that he looked relaxed and happy. W'ufda, on the other hand, looked worried and Trev, glancing over at him started snickering. "That new nephew I seem to have picked up? Seems there are rumors about Ferita's clandestine love affair with an unnamed DMS officer. W'ufda is in a panic. I can't imagine why."

Vee was snickering too, and caught her eye. "In our time, there were comments among the Guards about glances exchanged every time Trev invited the Captain to a State dinner. Then there were . . . matching absences during more casual parties. Apparently in this time it started earlier and progressed further. And it is almost public knowledge." He glanced at Trev who was wiping his eyes.

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