LOGAN (The Innerworld Affairs Series, Book 5) by Marilyn Campbell

Author:Marilyn Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Published: 2014-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Brianne knocked lightly on Parisia's bedroom door. "Mother? It's four o'clock. Parliament will be convening in two hours. Are you awake?"

"Yes, dear," Parisia replied. "Come in."

Brianne entered, expecting to see her mother resting on her bed but instead, found her sitting at the window.

"I have such a lovely view of the city from this tower. Sometimes I get too busy to appreciate it."

Brianne heard the unusual note of melancholy. Taking a seat, Brianne touched her mother's hand. "Are you feeling all right? Did you get any sleep?"

Parisia blinked at her as though she only now realized she had company. Giving her daughter a soft smile, she said, "I'm well. And I may have gotten something better than sleep—an idea."

"Oh? For which problem?"

That made Parisia laugh. "It might be a way of solving two at once. Or create an even bigger one. I'm afraid I was sitting here brooding about how much I would miss the little extras I've come to take for granted if I was no longer Prefect."

"That's a particularly odd thing to say considering the fact that your greatest opponent will probably never have the chance to hinder you again."

Parisia shifted toward Brianne. "You heard something?"

Brianne shook her head. "Nothing worth waking you for. Nadia's houseman confirmed that she has been missing since sometime last night. She has also been paged throughout the imperial city, and no one has seen or heard from her. Iris is satisfied that the Earth woman has told the truth. They have captured Nadia. Who else would have had the nerve to give your name as hers and hers as the Imperial Prefect?"

"If we could prove what they said she did with that Earth man, I don't think anyone would find fault with me for leaving her in the commune. Has the technician had any luck with the recording made by the sky monitor?"

"I don't believe so. The cloud cover was extremely thick last night."

"Last night, yes, but what about the night before? They said she was there the previous night as well." Brianne was already across the room calling Iris as Parisia completed her thought. "The only way I can permanently censure Nadia is with irrefutable, shocking proof. Otherwise, she's liable to concoct some tale that will put doubts in certain minds, as she has in the past."

As Brianne completed her call to Iris, her bright smile lifted Parisia's spirits. "Iris was a step ahead of you this time, Mother. She just finished viewing a segment of the prior night's sky recording. She said the close-up is very grainy but there's no question about it being Nadia behaving most improperly with an Earth man. Apparently the techs were so busy watching the group in the transfer room, they missed the activity outside.

"To quote her, if you have the courage to show that film to Parliament, not only will Nadia lose every supporter she ever had, they will agree to anything you propose afterward."

Parisia's smile now matched her daughter's. "Then I'll just

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