The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V. S. Redick

Author:Robert V. S. Redick [Redick, Robert V. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, General
ISBN: 9780345508843
Google: 9hwgW7fcQDMC
Amazon: 034550884X
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2010-01-14T23:00:00+00:00

"Kit--kit--kit! Kitty--cat! Come out, you sly, stinking cheat!"

Around Thasha, sailors stifled laughs. None had seen the red cat, so sorry m'lady, and Thasha realized the chase was futile. Better to get back to the stateroom before things got any worse.

She made a quick dash across the main deck. Her door was ajar. Slipping inside, she kicked off her shoes and coat and ran straight to her cabin.

Hercol looked worse. Under Dr. Rain's tight bandages his leg was swollen like a fatty sausage. A low wheezing came from his throat.

Thasha fought down panic. Hercol's dying. Ramachni's out of reach. Pazel's being thrown off the ship. She could not remember ever feeling so trapped. Who was she, to imagine she could escape the clutches of two empires? She couldn't even escape from the Lorg.

Her misery was cut short by the sound of a key in the stateroom door. Thasha left her cabin just as her father opened the outer door.

"How is he?" Isiq asked at once.

"Not good."

Eberzam crossed the room, peered in at Hercol and shook his head. Thasha pulled her collar high around her neck, praying he wouldn't notice the missing necklace.

"Prahba," she said, "who's in charge of catching the attacker?"

"That would be Commander Nagan," said Isiq.

"Good old Nagan," she said, with less-than-perfect conviction. "Where's he been lately?"

"He sailed ahead to be sure all was safe in our next port of call. But he is back aboard now. A fine soldier, that one. By the way, Syrarys has been asking for you."

"Oh?"

"She has grown fond of the ladies' powder room. Women can actually talk there, she says, away from us menfolk." He smiled. "You should join her one of these nights."

"I will," said Thasha. "Come to think of it, Prahba, I think I'll join her now."

"Good girl," he said.

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