Warlords of Cunaxa by Michael G. Thomas

Author:Michael G. Thomas
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
Publisher: Swordworks
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The hangar area was on the other side of the station and far from the recruiting areas being used by the other merc outfits. The distinctions were obvious. For starters, there were over twenty Laconian soldiers, all in full battle attire and watching their equipment carefully. The second even more obvious sign was that an armoured transporter sat in the hangar. It was large enough to carry thirty or more people and looked very heavily armoured. Multiple turrets instantly marked it out as a military vessel. Unlike normal Laconian vessels, however, this one was marked up with the personal symbols of a man, presumably the Laconian officer in charge of this contingent. Xenophon made for the group of soldiers, but Glaucon pulled him back.

“Look, I’m sorry about last night. If we’re going to do any paid work for mercs, I agree with you, it would be best to stay with the professionals. The last thing we need is to get dumped on some crappy freighter when we could have worked with professional crews, better weapons and military ships. Just let’s try and not end up on his personal ship, okay?” explained Glaucon.

Xenophon nodded politely.

“No problem, hey, they probably won’t let us in anyway, and if they did, do you think they would even let an ex Alliance officer serve on one of their sacred Titans?”

“True,” replied Glaucon.

There were only three more people in front of them, and they were being processed with alarming speed. Glaucon was about to speak when a gap appeared in front of them to show a Laconian officer waving him through.

“You military?” asked the soldier.

Xenophon nodded but said nothing. The soldier turned his head and looked to Glaucon.

“What about your friend?”

Xenophon answered before his friend could say something he might regret.

“We both served in the Alliance Navy.”

The man raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“A little young aren’t you?”

Xenophon wasn’t quite sure what to say when Roxana pushed past them.

“They’re with me. We crewed on the Valiant. I’m Lieutenant Roxana Devereux.”

The man looked at the three of them but didn’t check anything on his computer system. The harder Xenophon looked, the more he realised the man didn’t have any electronic devices near him. It was as if he was just giving a simple face-to-face interview.

“Valiant, huh? I didn’t think anybody made it off her?” said the man.

“Not many, but some.”

“Okay, you’ll do,” he answered and turned to point to a series of doors behind him. “Take the second door, and join the rest of the potentials. Next!”

The three looked at each other, all surprised that they had reached this stage without any trial or test. Roxana moved first and made straight for the door. The other two quickly followed, not wanting to hold back in case the man changed his mind.

“You got my message, then?” asked Xenophon as quietly as he could.

She ignored him and pushed open the door to reveal a small room with about twenty people inside. They were an odd mixture, mainly human but all rough and angry looking.

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