Fallen Stars, Bitter Waters by Gilbert Morris

Author:Gilbert Morris
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc.
Published: 2010-03-24T23:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

SO BY TOMORROW I will have a one-page summary of the military postures of the Eight Spheres as I see it. From there we will go on to devise our overall strategy in the Mideast.” Tor von Eisenhalt sipped appreciatively from a finely made crystal goblet containing his favorite liquor, mead. His cold blue eyes raked the two men sitting in front of his desk in the spacious study at Waldleiningen.

Oberstleutnant Rand von Drachstedt and Oberleutnant Jager Dorn exchanged uneasy glances. Both men were already uncomfortable enough in the imposing study of the Waldleiningen jagdschloss—and not only because Tor’s father, Gerade von Eisenhalt, had died in mysterious circumstances in this room.

The twenty-foot ceiling seemed nonexistent, it was so high. The room’s combination of German Gothic and neoclassic English was heavily masculine. A massive fireplace of neo-Gothic design loomed to their left. For some reason it reminded Jager Dorn of a childhood fairy tale about ogres pitching children through a huge portal into a dark, scary nightmare place where they were lost forever. The fireplace never failed to raise goose bumps along the back of his neck when he managed to look at it.

Tor was watching the two men with something akin to amusement. Jager Dorn, the young first lieutenant, was obviously uncomfortable. His handsome face was unnaturally pale, and he kept running his fingers through his thick black hair and fidgeting with his silver pen. Colonel Rand von Drachstedt seemed a little more at ease, though his craggy, stern face showed some tension.

“Is there something . . . wrong, gentlemen?” Tor finally asked lightly.

“Um, sir . . . ,” Dorn began, tugging at the tight uniform collar at his neck, “it was my understanding—that is, I was unaware—”

Tor didn’t help him; he merely watched Dorn coldly until the young lieutenant ran down. When he did, Tor said evenly, “Oberleutnant Dorn, I expect two things from the chief aide of my General Staff. One is your undivided and unquestioned loyalty.

The other is that you speak plainly and truthfully to me always.”

“Ja wohl, Mein Commandant,” Dorn returned quickly. “Of course, you have, and will always possess, my complete loyalty. I was not questioning your judgment. I simply do not understand.

I was not aware that further military intervention in the Middle East was required.”

“It is not evident now,” Tor said confidently, “but it will be required in the near future.”

Rand von Drachstedt cleared his throat. “Sir, it is difficult for me, too, to comprehend why we should get embroiled in the garbage pit of the Mideast. With the downfall of the United States, the Germanic Union practically controls the economies of the entire world. You have brought the vast military resources of America, including the priceless Galaxy Guardian system, into the Joint Task Forces. Your military forces are invincible. It would seem that you already own the world.”

Tor said, “No, Rand. I will not own the world until I own Israel.”

“Israel?” von Drachstedt blurted in surprise. “But, sir . . . it is

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