Antiquity's Gate: Sanctuary by RF Hurteau

Author:RF Hurteau [Hurteau, RF]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00+00:00

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Uneasy Lies the Head

If you aren’t going to do it right, get out of the way and let someone else take care of it!”

“I am doing it right. Back off. This isn’t even your job!”

“Well by the looks of it, it shouldn’t be your job, either!”

The bickering reminded Edwin strongly of their old Tapestry meetings. Strangely enough, those had been simpler times. Following the hasty departure of the Therans, New Sanctuary had faced the formidable task of not just restructuring but completely redesigning something that loosely resembled a government. Edwin, who had been the most recognizable Human face in Sigil, had been thrust into a position far more demanding than his previous job as liaison to the Elder Council. Now he found himself needing to be available at all hours, constantly diffusing tensions and dealing with minor crises that, thankfully, seemed to be coming at longer intervals as time went on.

Sylvia stepped up beside him, surveying the room with appraising eyes. “How are we progressing?” she asked.

“Not too bad, I’d say. There’ve been a few hiccups, but we seem to have everything running smoothly now.” He shifted his weight from one foot to the other, uncomfortable. “Well, smoother, at least.”

“That’s it, step aside. I can’t bear to watch this train wreck any longer.” Nelson commanded, giving the second man a little shove. Thanks to his ambitious nature, Nelson had a good working knowledge of many of Sigil’s critical departments, and had been instrumental in keeping everything running in the tumultuous days and weeks after they’d taken the city.

“Looks like Nelson is trying to micromanage again,” Sylvia laughed. Her laugh had a musical, lilting quality to it. It was a refreshing sound, one that Edwin had missed. There had not been much cause for laughter lately. The chaos after the Elves’ departure had had far reaching consequences. Looting and violence were rampant, and many innocent lives had been lost. It had taken months to restore an orderly system for distributing food and supplies that everyone could agree upon. Although no Elves meant two thousand fewer mouths to feed, food was still scarce. Edwin’s team was working day and night to increase production. Still, together they had managed to stabilize the vital systems, and that was something. Edwin studied Sylvia out of the corner of his eye. Despite the many demands of her position on the newly formed Council, she was adapting to the new order quite well.

She handed him a stack of papers. “Here are the reports you requested,” she said.

“Thanks,” he replied, riffling through them. “How are your patients doing?”

“Oh,” she said, the light in her eyes fading somewhat, “as well as can be expected. I mean, the technology works, but the more extensive the damage, the longer it takes. We’ve been very successful in treating a number of injuries so far. Just yesterday we released the last of the injured Geothermal workers yesterday.” Sylvia frowned, her nose wrinkling slightly, a trait Edwin found endearing. “It’s so strange. I still don’t know why I was assigned to head up the rehabilitation project.

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