Obsidian Alliances by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Zak Kebron, the massively built Brikar who not only served as the first officer of the Stinger but was one of Si Cwan’s oldest and most fiercely devoted friends, listened with his customary lack of visible emotion until Si Cwan finished recounting the details of his meeting with the Praetor.

“Well?” asked Cwan, leaning against one of the several ornate chairs that decorated his private quarters on the Stinger. “What do you think?”

“He’s paranoid.”

“That’s what occurred to me as well,” Si Cwan admitted, folding his arms across his chest. “But perhaps he has reason to be.”

“They’re all against him?” rumbled Kebron. Whenever he spoke, it sounded like rocks sliding down the side of a mountain.

“Unlikely.”

“Yes.”

“But not impossible, considering his society. Romulans eat their own young if their children even look at them wrong. Even you have to admit that, Kebron.”

“Not impossible, then. But still unlikely. And …” He paused, putting forth an aura of deep thought, and then finally added, “… stupid.”

“Again, I agree. But I see little problem for us. We are being well compensated for our time, the Danteri mean nothing to us, and it serves to maintain our alliance with Hiren. A valuable alliance, I might add….”

“Until we kill him ourselves.”

“Well,” smiled Si Cwan, “since he believes so many people are plotting against him, it would be a shame for his worries to be utterly groundless. It wouldn’t speak well of him, would it?”

“No. It would not.”

“I’m glad we’re in accord on this, old friend. Oh,” he added, almost as an afterthought, “we’ll be bringing someone with us as well. A Romulan named Rojan. His job is to report back to the Praetor.”

“And our job?”

“To make certain that he does not.”

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