Calendrical Regression by Lawrence M Schoen

Author:Lawrence M Schoen [Schoen, Lawrence M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732634374
Publisher: Paper Golem LLC
Published: 2019-07-30T22:00:00+00:00

Nicole arrived just as we were finishing breakfast.

“Did anyone see you come here?” I asked.

“I think so. I made several stops along the way and did my best to leave a clear trail.”

I was halfway across the room towards her with no clear idea what I intended to do once I reached her but she brought me up short with a raised hand and the words, “You do want your buffalito back, don’t you?”

Nikos stood. “We have a plan, you know.”

She nodded. “A simple trap. A sequence of stun grenades that will trigger after Lorsca enters the suite, a sufficient quantity to leave it incapacitated for thirty hours. More than enough time for us to complete the project and depart.”

“How does that get me Reggie?”

“Our assassin will have Reggie with it when it arrives here,” she said.

“And be on the receiving end of thirty hours worth of stun!”

“Mr. Conroy, there are few things in the galaxy more durable than an Arconi buffalo dog. Even assuming your pet succumbs to the stun, the worst effect he will experience is a period of unconsciousness.”

“And then what?”

“After we have left you can come here and collect your animal. Even if Lorsca has awakened, you’ll have nothing to fear; you are not among its targets. And we will have moved on.”

“Why not come back yourselves, and deal with it once and for all? Why keep running?”

Nikos joined Nicole at the door and as I looked into his eyes I could truly believe he was eighteen hundred years old.

“The Uary is incapable of violence, Mr. Conroy. Each of us is part of a vaster archive than exists anywhere else in our galaxy, but I can no more cause harm to another sapient being than you can engage in dialogue with the cells of your body. Not even to one who has dedicated its long life to eradicating my kind. We cannot defeat the Svenkali, we can only escape it for a time and continue our work.”

“Would you care for something to eat first?” asked Juan Sho.

Nicole smiled and shook her head. “Thank you, no. I obtained a light meal at one of my stops. Now, if you please, a cab, the first of several, is waiting for us downstairs.”

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