The Templar Chronicles Omnibus by Joseph Nassise

Author:Joseph Nassise
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Harbinger Books
Published: 2011-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

It took Echo almost three hours to properly clear and search the twenty-five rooms they found in that intersecting set of corridors and by the time they were done Cade was ready to call it quits for the day. The men were tired and tense and he knew it was at that point that mistakes began to happen. They needed some hot grub and some down time to return them to their usual focused readiness. The only problem was finding a secure place to bunk down for the night, someplace that was defensible in case their enemy chose to come at them while they rested.

The individual living quarters were too small and didn’t offer a back door. Using any of them would effectively corner the unit and Cade was far too good a tactician to allow that to happen unless there was no other choice. On the other hand the cafeteria, while the right size and arrangement, wouldn’t do either, as the presence of the dead would prevent any of them from getting the rest and relaxation they needed to return to top form.

Fortunately, there was another option.

On the far side of the dormitory, as his men were calling this set of interconnected corridors, they discovered another room about the size of the cafeteria. Filled with a variety of exercise equipment, including treadmills, Nautilus machines, and free weights, it obviously served as the facility’s exercise facility. The rear wall was made entirely of glass and overlooked a second room that held an Olympic-size swimming pool. Doors on the right and left of the pool room led to a men’s and a women’s locker room respectively. Beyond the pool, the locker rooms connected to a central corridor that held the stairwell and elevator to the other levels.

It was exactly what Cade had been looking for. They could hole up in the pool room and have a clear view of the fitness center, so nothing could sneak up on them from that direction. A guard posted in either of the locker rooms could see into the central corridor and the pool room at the same time, keeping their rear secure. Either direction gave them a means of retreat. Even if the enemy came at them from both directions at once, Cade was confident that they could fight their way out.

After a complete search of the area, he let his men know that they would be bunking down for the night and arranged a watch schedule that gave them all at least six hours of rest while still allowing him to keep two men on guard duty at any given time. Chen and Duncan had first watch and he placed one of them in the corner by the glass wall looking out into the fitness room and the other was stationed by the rear door of the men’s locker room looking down the central corridor toward the elevator and stairs.

Satisfied with the arrangements, Cade found a spot of his own and dug

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