Arkship Conquest (The Arkship Saga Book 4) by Niel Bushnell

Author:Niel Bushnell [Bushnell, Niel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magic Number Books
Published: 2018-05-31T05:00:00+00:00

CALCULATIONS

There was so much of Valine’s life that was driven by math. It was an inherent fact that seemed to have escaped most people’s attention, but Valine had seen it in action often enough to know that playing the numbers game was the only way to win. Calculations always underpinned her decisions and, as she reviewed the Draig commodores’ personality profiles, she knew that the numbers were not in her favor. Not yet, anyway.

She stood, taking a break from the screen to order a drink. A moment later, the door chimed, and a man entered carrying a steaming glass. He placed it on the table by her pad and left again, without speaking.

Valine sipped at the tea, breaking the hard biscuit that she’d found by the glass as she returned to her calculations. If she was going to be kingmaker and place Prince Halstead on the Draig throne, then she would need the support of the majority of the arkship commodores. She had already spoken to the ones in her own faction, and she knew she could count on their support. That left the commodores from the other factions. If Waffron was dead, as Orcades had boasted, then she would have a good chance of converting the commodores from that faction. They would be weary and disgruntled, and they would welcome change. She was confident they would fall in line. Commodore Orava would remain loyal to the Orcades, no matter what. Valine knew she couldn’t hope to turn him to her side. Commodore Anders, however, was a completely different number. His arkship was the Dreki and, although it was loyal to Orava’s faction, Valine had noticed a pattern in their encounters with it. The Dreki was a formidable arkship, but it always held back, keeping out of combat until necessary. She had presumed it was a tactical maneuver, but now, as she read his profile, Valine began to wonder if it was something else. As well as being an accomplished warrior, Commodore Anders was a diplomat, a peacemaker who had known Orcades’ father, Thyred Kenric. Had he been the one to introduce Thyred to Sinnsro Draig? Was he responsible, in some small way, for the feud between Thyred’s sons? Guilt was always a good weak spot. She could exploit that.

Yes, Valine could turn Commodore Anders to her side. He would support her plan, with the right sort of pressure. Suddenly, her calculations began to resolve themselves and the numbers looked more favorable. Valine finished her tea, satisfied that this might just work.

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