Fall of the Cities by Vance Huxley

Author:Vance Huxley [Huxley, Vance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Entrada Publishing
Published: 2018-06-19T06:00:00+00:00

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When Harold arrived, Mack waved the pickup through the gates and inside the Mansion, the first time that had ever happened. Caddi waited to greet them, only the second time he’d done that,which racked up Harold’s anxiety.”Lovely to see you Harry. I thought you might be too busy with all those new people.” That told Harold one reason for the visit.Caddi considered the Murphy civvies his property, even if he hadn’t captured their streets yet, and hated the idea of any escaping.

He smiled quietly, because Caddi couldn’t argue with the answer. “They’re all from the Murphies, Caddi, and I’ve got no treaty with them so they aren’t runners.” Harold offered his weapons to Mack, who only took the pistol and mace and didn’t put either in a locker.

“True, but so many of them are young women. Mercedes will be getting very jealous, even if it might be her fault. Considering how many young men she’s killing, there can’t be enough Spudsleft to keep the women warm at night. Maybe that’s why they’re leaving?” Caddi sounded relaxed, but that didn’t fool Harold. The warlord could switch moods in a heartbeat. Caddi waved a hand, directing Harold between two housesthen walking beside him. “Such careful young women, coming over all that rubble instead of up the neutral road.”

Harold kept his smile, with an effort because they’d moved out of sight of anyone else. He couldn’t work out why Caddi needed privacy.”Yes, I’ve put people on the border to tell them where the boundary runs. They all seem to prefer to play safe, so we’ve cut them a path through the brambles out past the fields.”

“Why Harry, don’t they trust my lads to respect the neutral zone?” That was a joke, Caddi’s watchers were installed in houses that were technically Harold’s. “Whoever you’ve got spreading the instructions is very good, because Mercedes hasn’t found them. The runners all disappear into Barbie territory where we can’t follow.”

“They aren’t runners, justpeople who have had a bad time lately. Refugees tend to play safe and after all, misunderstandings over an exact border are fairly common.” Harold relaxed again, a little. He could play these games all day and Caddi’s tone said it was just that, a game. Harold certainly wasn’t telling the nasty sod he hadn’t sent anyone to spread rumours. “I understand you have some new refugees of your own, young women.”

That brought a genuine laugh from Caddi. “True, so true.We captured the Murphy whorehouse so all their whores are refugees. Not that you’ll be seeing any of them, they’ve got a new employer.” All the humour left Caddi’s face and both he and Mack put hands on their weapons. “Now I’ve caught you playing away Harry. I know there’s no agreement who you repair weapons for, but I’d rather you stopped helping the Spuds.”

The tone of voice warned Harold as much as the way Caddi and Mack braced ready for trouble. Caddi had wanted privacy in case this turned violent. “Quite seriously, Caddi, I have never knowingly repaired a weapon for the Murphies.

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