Imperial Recruit (Book 2 of The Imperial Marines Saga) by Terry Mixon

Author:Terry Mixon [Mixon, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yowling Cat Press
Published: 2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00

Fei sat at her desk going through the paperwork that a marine training platoon generated and once again thanked the gods that it wasn’t her real job. She couldn’t imagine how Grace had lived with this for so many years.

It wasn’t difficult work, but it kept her at her desk far longer than she preferred, going through data to formulate the reports she needed to send up the battalion every single day. She’d known that Grace had spent a lot of time in her office but hadn’t imagined that there’d been so much data manipulation. It was far better to be the senior NCO of a platoon than to be an officer.

Even so, the last three weeks had shown her what she needed to do, and she’d fallen into a routine. She saved the drudgery for the afternoon while reserving the morning for going through all the data she and Riggio were collecting, looking for anything that might stand out.

Not that she’d found anything. Things had been far too quiet, and she was getting worried.

She was just wrapping up a series of reports covering the last week when there was a knock at her door.

“Come in,” she said briskly as she cleared the display above her desk.

When the door opened, it didn’t reveal one of the drill instructors or someone from battalion. Instead, Earl Still Water stood in the hallway.

“I hope I’m not disturbing you,” he said with an urbane smile.

“Not at all,” she said as she stood. “Come in and close the door behind you.”

He stepped into the office, closed the door behind him, and locked it. He then looked around at the utterly bare room.

“I love what you’ve done with the place. It absolutely screams minimalism. Don’t you think you should at least have something on the walls and shelves?”

She ignored his attempt at humor and gestured toward the chair in front of her desk. “I’d offer you something to drink, but as you can see, I don’t have anything in stock. When did you get to New Dallas?”

The noble sat and grimaced. The seats weren’t designed to encourage people to linger, so she wasn’t surprised. That suited her fine, as she rarely wanted to meet in her office anyway.

“I’ve been here a few days, but I didn’t think it needful to contact you until I’d nailed down a few things. I can now confirm that Countess Dayton did arrive on the same ship that brought you and Andrea here.

“She didn’t come down to the surface via the usual cutters but had a private charter pick her up in orbit. It took her to a private spaceport that my people have now identified, and I have confirmation of her arrival via their surveillance feeds.

“I’d have come on an earlier flight, but until a short time ago, I wasn’t confident that she’d taken the liner, and I needed to make sure before I committed. That woman is far more resourceful than I’d have given her credit for.

“Since she’s here, I’m actually surprised that nothing has happened yet.

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