Destiny Run (Outlanders #2) (Outlander) by James Axler

Author:James Axler [Axler, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Science fiction, Science Fiction - General, Modern fiction, Fiction - Men's Adventure, General & Literary Fiction, Men's Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373638154
Publisher: Gold Eagle
Published: 1997-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Boro's broad dark face glistened with tears. "Why? Why did they betray me?" Sverdlovosk did not answer. Clumsily he patted the Mongol's shoulder. The two men stood in the windswept compound, united in grief, watching as troopers placed the corpses of their children in canvas body bags. Kane, Grant and Brigid stood slightly behind them, shivering as the sun and the thermometer dropped. "All my sons are lost to me," said Boro. "As is my only child," Sverdlovosk replied. "Do you blame me, Piotr?" "No, my friend. Nor do I blame Seng and Oborgon." The troopers lifted the body of Seng into a bag. "So much has the Black City done for your clan." When the body bags were zippered, Boro called to a pair of his men. They came forward, leading his sons' horses. They heaved the canvas-shrouded corpses of the twins over the saddles, mounted their own steeds and the entire band slowly rode away, toward the hills. "They will wait for me at the camp," Boro said tiredly, the straightness leaving his spine. "I will join them when we have decided what to do." Sverdlovosk turned away as soldiers carried the bag containing the body of Lenya toward a small outbuilding. Everyone followed him back inside the blockhouse, down the steps to the wardroom. Troopers had conscientiously repaired and cleaned up the damage as best they could. One of them had considerately spread a throw rug over the bloodstain on the floor. Still, Sverdlovosk took a place at the table as far as possible from the spot where Lenya had died. Unlike Boro, he had yet to shed a tear. Kane saw the hard glint in the Russian's eyes and understood why. He wanted vengeance first. A period of mourning would come later. A bottle of vodka sat on the table, but no one seemed interested in it. Surveying the faces of the people around him, he announced quietly, "Time for total truth among all of us." "You included?" asked Grant. Sverdlovosk acknowledged the query with a short nod. "Baptiste—what is the significance of the dragon's kiss?" She told him, not deleting or soft-pedaling a single detail, including how Bautu had died and the findings of the autopsy. Boro, already numb with shock and grief, didn't react, except to reach for the vodka bottle. "There is only one conclusion," said Brigid. "The ring worn by the Tushe Gun is actually some kind of surgical instrument which directly delivers the implant into a subject's—or victim's—brain." Sverdlovosk quickly translated, and Boro took a shuddery swallow of the vodka. His voice rough with anger and pain, he demanded from the Russian, "Who would have made such a monstrous thing?" The question was echoed in English. Staring at Sverdlovosk, Kane said, "I think you know, Colonel. I think you've always known more about it than you've let on." "You think correctly." The Russian ran a hand over his deeply lined forehead. "There was far more to the report on Kosloff's

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