The Complete Beacon Saga by Jonathan C. Gillespie
Author:Jonathan C. Gillespie [Gillespie, Jonathan C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heavy Caliber Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-12-02T23:00:00+00:00
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It seemed so long ago, that day when Tersias had been summoned to the door so early in the morning, when the fleetâs attention had been focused on a miracle conception.
And now time had looped back upon itself, producing a morning much like the one that had changed their lives forever. In a daze of exhaustion fading to adrenaline, with his pistol at his side, he answered the door, no longer a naive young man. The same hiplord that had woken him once with good news looked in now like he carried all the calamities of the galaxy on his tongue, ready to spill them at any moment.
But he wasnât a shiplord anymore. Nastron was in a gray shirt and blue denim; civilian clothes that didnât look right on him. At his side, an energy pistol was holstered in his belt.
Tersias lowered his own pistol; the same one Nastron had gifted him.
âA good policy, these days,â said Nastron.
Tersias glanced out into the hall, looked right and left.
âIâm alone,â added the former shiplord.
âAre we ever anymore?â said Tersias. He stood aside, gesturing Nastron in.
The door closed behind them.
âSir...Jacob,â said Tersias, âItâs early. Too early. Iâm not trying to be rude, but is this truly urgent?â
âWake up Mally, please,â he replied. In his eyes were all the answers. He knew something.
âOkay,â said Tersias. What could it be now? âJust...give me a second.â
âThank you.â
Tersias went and woke Mally, having to tap her several times and answer three or four questions before she shook herself out of the covers, leaving them piled on the floor at her feet. She crossed in front of Faithâs crib with him, and came stumbling out of the bedroom.
âThank you for waking,â said Nastron. âIâm sorry, but itâs time.â
âTime for what?â she asked, trying to straighten the tangles out of her hair with her fingers.
âHow do you think I knew you four were in the Orion?â he asked. âWhat did Sarki tell you?â
âThat you believed her when she told you,â said Mally.
âThat when you woke,â said Tersias, âyou demanded someone get you to the Orion.â
Nastron shook his head. âThen you donât have the whole story.â
âFill us in,â said Tersias.
âFirst, understand that by now the Carin have either won or lost their first battle with the Nomads. Rara will press for supporting action from other first-layer species, sooner or later. Thatâs open war.â He paused, tracing a finger along the top edge of Tersiaâs empty fish tank. âThis once carried life. Past tense. What weâre facing now could make Beacon and Estuary both just as empty. Do you wish you could do something about that?â
âYes,â said Tersias, with hesitation.
âNo,â said Mally, with none. âNot after Rara. Not after almost losing my life, and my husandâs life, more than a few times.â
âPlease,â said Nastron, stepping up to her. âI know Iâve asked too much of you already...â
âThatâs right, you have asked too much,â said Mally. âThe answer is no.â
âEven if Iâm convinced thereâs a way you could help?â
âThe last time you swore I could help was when you wheeled in here after that assassinâs attack.
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