Mike Shepherd - Kris Longknife 5 - Audacious by Audacious (v1.0)

Author:Audacious (v1.0) [Audacious]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-17T16:45:29.015000+00:00

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Kris held her tongue—and acted like a good little princess—all the way back to the embassy.

The Marine transports had picked up all sorts of bugs while parked in front of the office building. Kris refrained from burning them lest the inspector have to peel more of his time away from the hunt for Gramma Ruth to chide her for destroying private property.

“Burn those bugs,” was her first order the moment they crossed onto the Embassy driveway.

“Ooo-Rah” answered that order.

“The ambassador wants to see you.” greeted Kris the moment the rig’s door was opened.

“I’ll see him later,” Kris snapped. “Captain DeVar, do you have a Tac Center?”

“A small one.” He led her to it.

It was tiny. The next room down was the huge conference room Kris had whiled away many a negotiating hour. “Take over that room. I’ll clear it with the ambassador.”

“Ooh-Rah” was the captain’s reply.

Kris quick marched for the ambassador’s office. She found him sitting at a long table in his huge office, holding a budget meeting with his key staff.

“We need this room. Wait outside,” Kris ordered.

The ambassador started to say something but flinched when Kris snapped at the others, “You. Out!”

They went.

Door closed, the ambassador tried to seize the initiative. “What do you think you are doing, young lady?”

Kris stood at the opposite end of the table. Leaning forcefully on it, she corrected him. “I am not a ‘young lady.’ I am a serving Lieutenant in the Wardhaven Navy. I am a princess of the blood and a Longknife. I am presently conducting a search for Ruth Tordon. You have two choices.”

At the other end of the table, the little man began to fidget. If there was a question of which end of the table was the head—and which the foot—it was now resolved.

“When next I meet with General Trouble and his good friend King Raymond, I can tell them that you rendered all assistance to the search for Ruth. And you will still have a career.”

Kris paused to let that sink in. “Alternately, you can attempt to interfere, and I will send a priority message to both king and prime minister. You will receive your recall in the next priority mail.”

That might or might not be true. While there was no doubt that Grampa Ray would do anything for his old war buddies, both Trouble and Ruth, Father might not like getting a demand from his daughter concerning his Foreign Service.

Kris tossed the bluff out and waited.

Sammy folded. “Yes, yes, of course, you may have anything the embassy can provide.”

“Thank you very much,” Kris said. She did a quick about-face and quick marched from the office. In the outer office, the staff members were waiting. “You may continue your meeting,” she said, and did not look back.

So, she could have anything the embassy had, Kris thought. I could get to like this.

If only Gramma Ruth’s life didn’t hang in the balance.

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