The Space Opera Novella MEGAPACK®: 6 Science Fiction Classics by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: galactic empire, space opera, pulp, sci-fi, adventure
ISBN: 9781479425051
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2017-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

Harden said nothing. If Ambrose wanted to talk to avoid torture, it was all right. There was nothing to be gained by defying Keogh, except slow death. Harden watched the girl.

She had drawn back. There was a strained sick look on her face but she made no effort to interfere. Only when the questioning had reached an end did she speak.

“What—what are we going to do with them?” she asked.

“They don’t know anything,” Keogh answered. “Ambrose claims not to have told anybody about this place. Do with them? There’s only one thing to do with them!” He drew a thumb across his throat.

“You mean, kill them?”

“Of course. I left Harden alive once. I’m not going to make that mistake twice.”

“But—” she started, in protest.

The grin left Keogh’s face. His eyes drilled into the girl. “But what?” he questioned. “If you’ve got any silly ideas about leaving them alive—”

“I was thinking about the danger,” she stated.

“What danger?”

“Well, if we kill them, and the Martian authorities ever discover it—”

“How will they discover it?”

Instead of answering, she glanced at the Martians surrounding them. Keogh got the idea. After all, one of his helpers might squeal. In that case, he might find himself suddenly entering the land of serenity. He hesitated.

“I’ve got a better idea,” the girl suggested. “One that will not leave us in any danger.”

“What is it?”

“I’ve studied the legends of this place. Here’s what I suggest.” She drew Keogh to one side, spoke in a low tone of voice. Harden could not hear what she had said but from the delighted grin on Keogh’s face he knew that, whatever she was suggesting, it was bad news for them.

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