(eng) P. S. Power - Gwen Farris 04 by Tremble in the Dark

Author:Tremble in the Dark [Dark, Tremble in the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter twelve

Gwen decided that, if she was in trouble, the real kind, that Ferdinand wouldn't be calling her at all. It would just be a hit team of armored Special Service coming through the door of her room, probably while she slept. That meant she was almost certainly not in that kind of trouble, so she decided to try and act like she wouldn't be in any at all. That worked.

For about three seconds.

"Ferdinand! How wonderful to hear-"

"Shut your mouth, Miss. I. Am. Not. Pleased." There was an edge to his voice, and the sound of shifting from the room he was in.

The Telestator she was at had the air of a thing that was old and had been well cared for, but still was less than perfect. The quality of the signal was weak, and Ferdinand sounded different. His voice not nearly as rich and full as it normally was. There were scratches on the wood of the table, and while it had been treated with a scented oil recently, it wasn't stained.

That was what Gwen's mind turned to, while she waited for the man to either say something, or for her own anger to rise enough for her to start her own bit of shouting. She didn't like to be bullied, and King or not, if he tried, they'd be in a fight.

She spoke, her mind just providing words, expecting the man to insist she just take his abuse.

"The bullies, the people that attacked me, they were never pleased either. It didn't make them right. Just evil. I know you aren't used to hearing things like this, but I don't care if you're pleased or not. You're doing something bad, and no one here can stop you. No one can even call you on it. So if you want to have me killed for what I said, then do it. If you've paid any attention at all, you'll know that I don't really fear death all that much." Her right hand stuck out at just below her own shoulder height, on the central sphere, her palm was dry still. That wouldn't last forever, but for now she felt... fine.

There was a small puff of breath from between the silver globes in front of her. No one spoke for a long time. Whole minutes passed in fact, and she nearly wondered if the connection had been broken. That would be strange, but could happen, if the operator decided that no one was on either side of a call.

"Do you really think I'm as petty as all that, Miss Farris?"

She shrugged with one shoulder and let her head shake a bit. "Honestly? No. But you didn't call me up to suggest that you wanted to go out on a date, did you? So, you want to bully me. It's all that's left. I'm not one of your subjects, not really. At best you're my boss, and I can simply quit, unless you plan to use the whole of your military

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