Will of the Reaper: A military Scifi Epic (The Last Reaper Book 7) by J.N. Chaney & Scott Moon

Author:J.N. Chaney & Scott Moon [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2019-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

“Where are you taking me, Reaper?” Ayers asked.

I didn’t say anything. There’d been too much talking already. Memories of my meeting with the fleet commanders had left a sour taste in my mouth. Or maybe that was the cheap cigar. I really needed to find who was making these things and buy directly from the source.

Greenhouse grown tobacco was usually consistent. I shouldn’t be having such a hard time finding a decent replacement for my Starbrands or Gronics. The Presidentials were another thing entirely and were the main reason I would always try to play nice with President Coronas. But they were like winning a lottery, not something I could count on.

“Are you even listening to me, Reaper?” Ayers asked.

“Not really,” I said.

“Why did you bother rescuing me if you’re just going to leave me on some godsforsaken planet?” Ayers asked.

“That’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately,” I answered, then stopped before a security door to the flight deck of the Bright Lance. One thing that had been decided in the meeting was that Ayers wouldn’t be held on the RWS Spirit of Wallach. The Bright Lance had a much better brig, twice as secure as anything the people of Wallach or Xad could dream up. But he wasn’t staying there either. I’d been out voted and now the scientist had to go.

The guard waved me through.

Ayers grumbled under his breath as we walked toward the shuttle. When he eventually looked at me, I almost felt sorry for him.

“I really thought that this was one of your games, a trick to get me to tell you something—since you apparently think I’m keeping secrets,” he said.

“Why would you think that?” I wasn’t in the mood for this.

“Because it’s just you. Normally you have the girl or the sword guy with you,” he said.

“They have names,” I said.

“Well, of course. I’ve just been a little distracted. And I’ve never been good with names,” he said, slowing down as we neared the shuttle ramp.

I stopped and faced him. “This shuttle will be automated. You will have enough survival gear to get by. There won’t be any fuel left after you land on the planet, so the shuttle will stay and you can use it for a shelter until you figure out something better. Don’t try to send out a signal or do anything else to be rescued. Everything has been designed to prevent that from happening. Just be thankful they didn’t tell me to kill you.”

“I’m not thankful,” he said. “This is a fate worse than death. How can I conduct experiments without a laboratory or assistance?”

“Or test subjects,” I added.

Apparently, he didn’t get my accusatory tone. “Exactly. This banishment is a waste of my knowledge and skill. Think of all the good I could do for the—well, not the Union… whatever this ragtag fleet is.”

“Maybe if you told me something really useful right now, I could convince them you weren’t a useless drain on the fleet’s resources and a lying, backstabbing traitor who couldn’t be trusted,” I said.

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