Reunion: Force Heretic III by Sean Williams & Shane Dix
Author:Sean Williams & Shane Dix [Williams, Sean & Dix, Shane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780307795625
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2011-05-04T04:00:00+00:00
PART FOUR
REVELATION
Ngaaluh joined Nom Anor and Kunra deep beneath the quarters she had most recently been assigned. A double shift of guards outside the Prophetâs personal chambers let her through after checking with their master. Her expression was wary, concerned.
âMaster.â She bowed her head in respect and nodded a more cursory acknowledgment of Kunra. âI came as quickly as I could. What is the emergency?â
âThe emergency has passed, for now. I called you here to keep you informed.â In an unhurried, matter-of-fact tone, Nom Anor explained to his chief spy in the court of Shimrra what had happened the previous night. As she learned of Shoon-miâs betrayal, her eyes widened. Even after years of training in the deceptive arts, she was unable to completely hide her shock.
âThis is impossible,â she said at one point, shaking her head as though refusing to hear. âI cannot accept that Shoon-mi would do this.â
Nom Anor lowered the collar he had worn high all day, revealing the gash the traitor had put in his throat. âIt happened,â he said. His tone remained calm, belying the rage still burning in his gut and the dark suspicion that was rising to take its place. âThe fool dared raise his hand against me, and has paid for it. But I wonder if this is not the end of it.â
âI have asked around,â Kunra said, his expression grim. âShoon-mi was not alone in his discontent. There is a feeling growing that we are not moving quickly or decisively enough.â
âAnd I wonder at Shoon-miâs boldness,â Nom Anor added. âHe simply didnât have the brains to organize such a coup on his own. There has to be someone else behind it.â
Ngaaluh glanced at Kunra, then back at her Prophet. Her eyes were full of confusion and uncertainty. âWho would that be, Master?â
âAt this point,â Nom Anor said, âyour guess is as good as mine. But we will find them, and eliminate them.â
âThere are rivals,â Kunra said. âThere are at least two subordinate acolytes, Idrish and Vâtel, who would take power for themselves, if they thought they could get away with it.â
âI find it â¦â Ngaaluh struggled for the right words. â⦠appalling and inconceivable that someone in whom you have placed so much trust would consider turning on you.â
âThat they would consider it is what makes them such good emissaries.â Nom Anor examined her alarm at the thought and found it sincere but puzzling. âWhy does this surprise you? You are an expert at deception. You know that it is in everyoneâs nature to betrayâif not Shimmra, then me, or both of us.â
âBut noââ She swallowed. âTo attack you would undermine everything we have worked for. It is not something the Jeedai would sanction.â
Ah. The words of a true fanatic to whom the movement was as pure and incorruptible as its ideals. To Nom Anor, a realist, the heresy was something quite different, and it behaved as such. To him it was a means of attaining power, and there was nothing stopping others within the movement from trying to use it toward exactly the same end.
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