Bear, Elizabeth - Carnival by Bear Elizabeth

Author:Bear, Elizabeth [Bear, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-30T15:43:50+00:00

“I don’t know,” Lesa said. She stepped under the arch, into the shadows, and Walter trotted beside her, fluffed up and cheerful. “You’d have to ask his true mistress.” She tilted her head, frowning at Kyoto under the fall of her hair, and lowered her voice. “In between plotting treason in the streets. Where’s Kusanagi-Jones, Vincent?”

“Keeping busy with a little industrial espionage. You leave Angelo to me. That’s not negotiable.”

Kyoto glared for a moment before she nodded. “All right,” she said. “Vincent. You are authorized to deal for your mother.”

“Full authority,” he said. “New Earth, too.”

Kyoto nodded and turned to Lesa. “Then we’ll join forces. One good Coalition deserves another.”

“Mother won’t like it.”

“I’ll handle your mother.” And now Kyoto’s hand dropped to her gun butt. Vincent stiffened, ready to grab her wrist and trust to his wardrobe to save him, but all she did was stroke a thumb across the snap, assuring herself that it was closed.

Lesa snorted, but she echoed the gesture, causing a click. “I’d like to see that. Who else do you have in Pretoria house?”

“Nobody,” Kyoto said. Vincent believed her; he glanced at Lesa to see what she thought. He was still half convinced that Kyoto was a Liar. Or the next best thing.

Lesa was nibbling her lower lip, leaning forward aggressively as if completely oblivious that she was facing down her superior officer. “Then where’s Robert tonight?”

“I beg your pardon?”

“Robert left the Blue Rooms somehow. He’s gone.”

Vincent had rarely seen somebody’s mouth actually drop open. Kyoto’s did, and stayed down for seconds while she thought it over. “I’m sorry,” she said at last. “I have no idea.”

“Shit,” Lesa said. She thumbed her watch and turned slightly away, as people did for politeness when taking remote calls. Her eyes unfocused slightly. “Agnes? Yes. Sweetie, I’m sorry…we have a fairly serious problem.”

“When you’re done with that,” Vincent said, “I’ll need a distraction while I sneak back into my room.”

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