Hart Of Vengeance by Gregory Sanders

Author:Gregory Sanders [Sanders, Gregory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-07T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Admiral Dale Hawthorne's mind felt numb. He had been sitting at this table for close to thirty minutes, listening to Danielle Hart tell him a tale of conspiracy and intrigue the likes he had never heard before. Part of his brain was still telling him that she was a traitor to the Commonwealth. Another part was telling him that she had gone insane and actually thought she was helping her people. The smallest part was beginning to tell him that this wild tale might just possibly be true. He was trying to dismiss that thought, but it was difficult to do under the circumstances.

During the time he had been sitting there he had seen numerous V'drellians come and go through the area. Not just military personnel, but what appeared to be civilian men and women, and even a few children. Hart was right, this didn't seem like the blood-thirsty monsters the Protectorate had been warning them of for years. The more he considered the outlandish tale he was hearing, the more it began to make sense. Yet, some parts were just too insane to be true.

"I know it's a lot to take in and process," Danielle admitted, "but I give you my word that everything I just told you is true."

He rubbed his temples with his fingers. Could it all be true? Or maybe a better question is: Do I want it to be true? He looked into the eyes of the woman sitting across from him. She definitely believes it.

"Do you have any questions?" She asked hesitantly, knowing that he probably more questions than she had answers.

"In order for all of this to be true," his mind was still trying to process this revelation as he was forming his question, "some of the highest ranking people in the Commonwealth and Protectorate would have to be involved." She nodded in agreement. "I mean, the highest people, those who have a lot of power and authority. People like..."

"Like Prime Minister Gaelon of the Rylan Protectorate?" She answered. "In the Dominion, it was Legate Th'arn. I'm sure the Capital Police recovered his body after the assassination. I'm sure there are others as well."

"You're not suggesting that Queen Constance.." he couldn't even finish the sentence. The very thought of Queen Constance, his little Connie, being involved in something this monstrous was just too much.

"The Queen? No, I don't think she was ever involved," Danielle reassured him. "If she had been, they wouldn't have tried to kill her with Hobarth. Th'arn became expendable because he tried to back out of their plan. I do have my suspicions about Regent Zhi though."

Hawthorne hated the Zhang Zhi. He gritted his teeth just at her mentioning his name. "He surely isn't loyal to the Queen, that much is certain. Why do you think he is involved in this?"

"K'oron and I believe that the original assassination was aimed at both Hobarth and the Queen," she explained. "If she had died, the Council of Barons would have appointed her nearest living relative as ruler.

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