The Somali Deception Episode I (A Cameron Kincaid Serial) by Smith Daniel Arthur

Author:Smith, Daniel Arthur [Smith, Daniel Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holt Smith Ltd
Published: 2014-02-17T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 11

Laikipia Plateau

An array of dishes had been prepared in the main house and then brought to the large table on the cottage veranda. Bowls of fresh fruits and platters of vegetables orbited a large centerpiece tray that held a mixed grill of lamb, beef, and chicken smothered in long green beans.

Though there were only four men eating, there was enough food for eight.

“I had cook put this together,” said Alastair. “I think you will find the cuisine sufficient.”

“This spread is a feast,” said Cameron.

“Well cook does a fine job regardless. Yet when he heard he was preparing for the Dragon Chef, he may have gone a bit overboard.”

“You told him the Dragon Chef was coming?” asked Cameron.

Alastair stared deeply into Cameron’s eyes and held his face straight until Pepe, for the first time since arriving from New York, became his usual jovial self with a blurt of laughter.

“Are you daft?” asked Alastair. “If I told him such a thing the entire staff would be running for the hills.”

Ari took a seat at the table, “They would have been expecting a giant Komodo lizard man I would imagine.”

Cameron slightly frowned and let his cheeks pucker as he sat, “What is this in these little glass jars?”

Beside each plate was a small jar filled with a mix of what appeared to be diced apples and vegetables.

“That is a house specialty, spiced courgette chutney,” said Alastair.

“Really courgettes?” asked Cameron.

“Courgettes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger with a mix of brown sugar and spices. I figured this would get your attention.”

“This is good,” said Pepe, already sampling a jar.

“I think you will find the wine to your liking as well,” said Ari. He filled the glasses in front of the four, all now seated. “The vines grow not far from here. Though you probably do not want too much for now.”

Pepe raised his brow, “Well we do not want too little.”

“I’ll drink to that,” said Alastair. “Cheers.”

“Cheers,” the other three echoed as they touched their glasses together.

The four men at the table were veterans of shadow wars, hidden and silent.

Ari had his training in the Israeli forces, then later Mossad. The other three men were at one time Legionnaire super commandos, and later served clandestine as well. Cameron was not alone in Corsica, home of the Second Foreign Parachute Regiment. Alastair and Pepe were members of the special elite unit as well, the elite of the elite. The training that almost killed Cameron, had bore the same toll on the other two, and all had landed a Dragon badge, the badge of a commando, and then these men had gone further with Cameron. The Green Dragons at this table were part of the same team they had gone from being the tip of the fighting spear on the battlefield to global undercover operations, from the cites of the new fallen eastern bloc to the newly democratized Mongolia.

A little wine was good.

Regardless of their native born nationalities, Alastair, Pepe, and Cameron had been in the French Foreign Legion, so of course they cold easily pass the hours with drink.

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