John Ringo - Legacy Of The Alldenata 08 by Yellow Eyes

Author:Yellow Eyes [Eyes, Yellow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-11-27T21:16:14+00:00

McNair sighed with internal confusion. They were both real, he knew: the ship and the woman, as much as he was both the captain and the man.

For now the captain had to rule.

"Daisy, we need to find something out. Specifically, I need to know if USS Salem can be made battleworthy again."

"The ship is undamaged, Captain. But you mean the AID, of course."

"Yes, Daisy. We can't even run the ships anymore without the AIDs. I have to know because I need to make a decision about whether to strip her turrets to replace your lost ones. More importantly, our chance of accomplishing our mission and surviving are infinitely better with two ships than with one."

The avatar looked away as it answered, "I understand that, Captain, but you have to understand that the kind of attack that took place on both Salem and myself was something I have never experienced before. I was only able to defend myself because I am, in Darhel terms, insane. Their attack was designed for normal AIDs, not for such as me.

"Whatever it was that attacked me was able to succeed against Salem because she was sane. In order for me to even gather the information I would need to diagnose Salem . That means I will be partially vulnerable to whatever attacked her. Moreover, if that program succeeds in getting a grip on any part of me, I cannot guarantee to be able to defend myself."

McNair was silent for a time, weighing. If Daisy tries to fix Salem , I may lose her. If we go out to fight again, I will lose her. We can't get away with what we did a second time.

"Daisy . . . be careful. Expose yourself as little as possible. But we need Salem ."

The avatar nodded. "I understand, Captain. I . . ."

"Yes?"

"Never mind," she said. "I'll do my best."

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