Banderos, the Last War by Sylvie Grayson

Author:Sylvie Grayson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sci fi/fantasy military, post apocalyptic, thriller and romance, romantic suspense, emperor's invasion
Publisher: Sylvie Grayson
Published: 2019-04-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

Collier True-May, Leader of Adar Silva, arrived in Krimen with an entourage of three aircarts weighed down by mountains of paraphernalia, including his own bed, Loyal had heard, and a guard of forty men. Given the meetings were being held in Khandarken, a strong and committed ally of Adar Silva, it was a surprising show of strength. However once the talks began, True-May sat back and barely participated, seeming to take the view that it was Jiran and Khandarken that needed to deal with the issue of Emperor Carlton, his country being too far to the south to worry about threats of invasion.

Maude didn’t have much to say about True-May that was complimentary, but Loyal took that with a pinch of salt. He’d make up his own mind. He was impressed with the Jiranis, however. The Prince and Princess seemed to work well together, and Carlton’s face got redder every time his half-sister Chinata spoke. At one point, his Advisor Judson Lanser had to lay a hand on his arm to restrain him from jumping to his feet in protest as Princess Chinata set out the charges of Carlton’s invasion in the Moiselle lands.

Regiment declared a break at that point and sent the parties to opposite ends of the barn to cool off over spice caf or Chilean tea and biscuits. Not an ounce of alcohol in sight, he noted, although there was no telling what the attendants might carry on their person. The only prohibition had been weapons and the scanner at the door had hummed full throttle as everyone entered earlier in the morning. Lunch was soon brought in from a recently landed aircart in the nearby field and served from a counter inside the building doorway.

Loyal walked outside to take a break, and noticed True-May in a heated discussion with Carlton’s Advisor. “You were there,” True-May swore. “You stayed at the Sommerset Learmonth Hotel. I have a hundred eyewitnesses. How did you get into the country in the first place?”

The Advisor raised an imperious brow. “If you’re so sure I was there, you must be able to figure that out, too,” he said and walked away.

True-May stared after him, his mouth a tight line. He gestured angrily at his assistant who was standing nearby and issued a long string of commands. The man immediately hustled into the barn for his case and waved the nearest transport forward to take him to the field of aircarts. Loyal wondered if the Advisor had been in Sommerset during his own visit there with Angel. Now that he’d seen him, he would recognize him if ever they were to meet. These talks were beneficial in all kinds of ways.

The atmosphere had calmed by the time everyone was assembled again around the tables for the afternoon discussions. Cownden Lanser began with a concise list of conditions he would need to see in any agreement before he would consider taking it before his Board of Representatives for discussion and ratification. When he had finished speaking, Judson Lanser conducted a lengthy private consultation with Carlton.

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