Werewolf of Marines: Pax Lycanus by Jonathan P. Brazee

Author:Jonathan P. Brazee [Brazee, Jonathan P.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Semper Fi Press
Published: 2016-02-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“I told you, sir. Corporal Kaas was not going to leave her,” Keenan said to Dr. Lowenstein as the two men, along with Rob Knutson, watched the drone feed that had eyes on Aiden.

Aiden’s just survived the mission, and I’m worried about his reputation? Keenan wondered to himself.

After Aiden had emerged from the building into which he’d made such an impressive entrance, Keenan had breathed out a huge sigh of relief. Another drone feed had shown two trucks full of gunmen approaching the small compound, and he’d wanted Aiden to get out of there. He’d almost groaned aloud then his friend bolted back into his first target. When he emerged from the building a minute or two later, carrying someone just as the insurgents were entering the little village from the other side, Keenan had wanted to pump his fist in the air.

There had been some discussion on whether Aiden would “eliminate” the threat posed by an asset who knew too much or in fact complete the rescue. Keenan had been adamant that Aiden would do the right thing, and to see the image of him escaping into the desert carrying who had to be the asset was reassuring. He knew Aiden the human would have saved her, but he wasn’t sure about Aiden the varg, and he was glad his trust had been confirmed. Aiden was still Aiden, in werewolf form or not.

He looked to the director of the still unnamed office, who neither seemed surprised nor vindicated.

“Interesting. So his sense of humanity is still present. Yet from the look of things, he managed to kill more than a few insurgents in a most violent fashion. Yes, interesting.”

They hadn’t actually seen much of Aiden’s main assaults, of course. The infrared camera on the drone had been able to pierce the roofing to make out some of the movement inside the two shacks, but it was not great at details.

Why didn’t we just give him a body cam? he wondered. Like Columbia. Tarnition had that covered, at least.

“I told you. He’s still human.”

“And that’s good to get confirmed,” the director said non-plussed.

And it hit Keenan right then.

“You were testing him? Testing his humanity? Shit, sir!”

The director continued to watch the feeds as Aiden made his way farther from the collection of shacks, but Rob Knutson offered, “This is too big to be left to assumptions, Colonel. We needed to see how he reacts, not only with that question, but many, many more. So yes, it was a test, one of many.”

“And when were you going to tell me about this test?”

“We just did,” Rob said with a smile.

“As long as COL Tarnition is gone, Corporal Kaas is under my command, and I’d appreciate it if I was fully briefed on any more tests. He’s a uniformed member of the armed forces, I’ll remind you.”

Knutson looked up at Dr. Lowenstein, but the man said nothing as he watched the feeds.

The CIA officer shrugged, turned back to Keenan, and said, “Sure thing.

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