The Copernicus Deception (The Human Chronicles Saga Book 15) by T.R. Harris

Author:T.R. Harris [Harris, T.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2016-07-26T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Senior Overlord Daven Kri didn’t know whether or not the information warranted the Elder’s attention, yet he had been tasked with monitoring the situation on Visidor. The facts were still thin, and it could turn out that the situation had resolved itself.

Still, he was an ambitious Overlord, hoping to one day be appointed to the Council. The more time he spent in the presence of the Elder, the better chance he had of being remembered when the time came.

He requested an audience and was granted access.

“Is this about Visidor?” Synnoc asked even before Daven reached the Elder’s desk.

“Yes, my Lord.”

“Did the Humans escape?”

“That has yet to be determined, yet there was a major disturbance at the Visidoran prison.”

Synnoc grinned. “What kind of disturbance?”

“A major power failure that resulted in the compound being overrun my wild native beasts. There has been considerable loss of life, including most of the guards and over half the prisoners. The Humans are not among the survivors, yet they could have just as easily been eaten, along with the others.”

“And what of the ship the Humans arrived in?”

“It was commandeered by one of our Overlords.”

“Which Overlord?”

“The Visidorans were confused, but they believe his name was Osama bin Laden.”

“Do we have an Overlord in the area by that name? It does not sound Juirean.”

“I have checked, and we do not. But as I said, the Visidoran flight controllers were confused. They may have noted the name incorrectly.”

The Elder’s thin grin turned into a smirk. “No, they did not get it wrong. The Humans have escaped, and if you check you will also find the service vessel and the Gradis ship are also missing. You had a tracker placed in the distress vessel. Find its location.”

“I will, immediately.”

“Determine the destination of the ship then send Overlord Esketon Hann in a single ship to investigate.”

“A single ship?”

“Yes. I don’t want the Humans to panic. In addition, I have plans for this encounter.”

“I will follow your commands immediately. And, my Lord, I must compliment you on being right regarding the Humans.”

The smile vanished from the Elder’s face. “I only wish I could be right about the Humans in every instance. The galaxy is headed for a turbulent time, Daven. Even so, it is the unpredictable nature of the Humans that I worry about the most.”

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