Perry Rhodan NEO: Volume 17 [Parts 1 to 3] by Alexander Huiskes Gary Haynaly
Author:Alexander Huiskes, Gary Haynaly
Language: eng
Format: epub
âSo, I see youâre with these...peddlers.â Krineerkâs voice resonated with a hint of reproach. Novaalâs deputy had arrived on the Web only a minute ago and wasted no time with courtesies. âYou should keep me informed of your location.â
âYou could reach me by radio at any time. I decide where I am and when. I am your Reekha. You owe me an account of events, not the other way around!â said Novaal, more vehemently than intended. There was something about Krineerk that made him...well, it didnât worry him directly, but it certainly irritated him.
âIt was my fault,â Toreead chimed in. âIâve turned off our shuttleâs status indicator.â
Heâs lying, Novaal realized. He lies out of loyalty. To me, not to the Empire. He is a true son of Naat. Just as Sayoaard should have become one day...
He had not been mistaken in him. Perhaps his confidence was only based on the otherâs vague resemblance to his own son, though much heavier. Nevertheless, his feelings, whatever had triggered them, had not deceived him.
âYouâll answer for that in due course,â he said quickly, before Krineerk could do anything on his part. His deputy tended to advocate violence for its own sake. He turned to face him so he could look him straight in the face. âNow for you. What is so important that it cannot be entrusted to an audiovisual message, but apparently so unimportant that you wasted time in seeing me personally?â
âSend the peddler away first.â
âMatriarch Belinkhar is the commander of this station and has the right to stay here,â Novaal said.
Krineerkâs forehead eye was fixed on the Mehandor. âIf you donât know how to keep this secret conversation a secretââ
âEnough!â snapped Novaal impatiently. âWhat is so urgent and so personally important that you had to come here?â
Krineerk slammed his left fist against his chest. âLooking through all the papers,ââhe paused dramatically and snorted deeplyââI came across this!â
With a sweeping movement, he pulled a printed paper out of his uniform and handed it to Novaal.
âAh. Where did this picture come from?â Novaal beckoned Toreead to come in, and Belinkhar peered at the photo with interest.
âOne of the probes that we left on Gedt-Kemar.â
Novaal nodded thoughtfully. That explained the poor quality. He could only make out outlines, as if it were a paper cutout, not the result of state-of-the-art sensors and examination methods. It was a bad joke, and the person responsible for it was going to get in trouble. But since it had happened and could not be changed, he turned back to the recording. The future was still a vision, but it would shape the present.
âSee, Toreead? The submarine and several...humans. Or Arkonides. Or Mehandor. One is significantly smaller than the others. A Mehandor, probably. Maybe a child too.â
Toreead grunted. Had he understood?
âMay I have a look, please?â Matriarch Belinkhar pointed to the image, ignoring the angry Krineerk standing next to it. Novaal handed it to her without a word. She looked at it scrutinizingly, held it up. âUndoubtedly, this is a recent recording.
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