Hail the Hero (The Hunter Legacy Book 5) by Ellis Timothy

Author:Ellis, Timothy [Ellis, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Timothy Ellis
Published: 2015-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty Four

I awoke at seven thirty, to a combination of pain and Jeeves calling my name. I lay there for a moment, bothered by more unremembered dreams of purple smoke, until I suddenly realized I was now late for dinner.

Jeeves gave me another pain shot, and I pulled myself off the bed using the scooter. I needed the bathroom badly. By the time I felt refreshed, I'd lost another fifteen minutes, and set out after Jeeves to wherever dinner was being held.

I was the last one there, predictably. But instead of being told off for being tardy, I was greeted with booming applause.

I looked around the large Dining Room, seeing an oblong space, with a long table down the middle. There were only two empty seats, one at each end.

A palace functionary indicated the seat at the end closest to me. I eased myself into position ready to sit, but before I could do so, another functionary at the other end of the room said, "All stand for Her Majesty."

I remained where I was, still on my scooter, while the rest of the table all rose.

The young girl I’d seen during the afternoon entered, took her place at the other end of the table, nodded down the table, and sat.

"You may be seated," said the functionary.

I eased myself into my chair, and the functionary nearest me deftly moved me under the table without banging my leg, while a second positioned a pouffe for it. The table itself was wide enough that no-one was near enough to bang my leg. Once again it made me a bit isolated, but it was better than having people kicking my leg accidently. Jane took the scooter from the room.

Nearest to me were the Generals and Admirals. At the other end were senior British and London government officials. In the middle was everyone of consequence who fought the war.

While a good distance away from me, my main sightline was the Queen. As the courses came and went, I concentrated very hard on not looking at her.

Conversation went on across me, but I let it go without my input. I'd had enough sleep to keep me going, but not enough to feel rested.

And truth to tell, I didn’t really want to be here. I'd have preferred to be back in my bedroom, on my way home, doing releases for all the dead I didn’t pull the trigger for, but gave the orders which killed them. Their weight seemed overbearing. I'd missed the celebration on Dallas, and was now wishing I was missing this one as well.

It seemed almost obscene to be celebrating at all. How many ships had I killed? How many people? It wasn’t any wonder I'd been dead for fifteen minutes. I deserved it. A spiritual person killing in the magnitude I'd done? I wasn’t sure why I'd woken up.

Or maybe that was the point. Living was my penance now.

Still not hungry, I’d pecked my way through the first few courses, and was now moving my dessert around my plate.

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