Lyn Gala - Desert World 2 - Rebirth by Lyn Gala

Author:Lyn Gala [Gala, Lyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

NATALIE held both hands up, and Temar hurried to do the same. “Protocol Officer Natalie Aral, reporting to the bridge on the orders of Ambassador Temar Gazer,” she said. One of the men tilted his head to the side and did something with his ear without lowering his weapon. Taking his cues from Natalie and Rula, Temar stood inplace, his hands up.

The man with his head tilted said something to his partner, and they both dropped their weapons so that they pointed to the ground. “Youdon’t have authorizationfor bridge access.”

“Ambassador Gazer demanded access.” The man searched Temar with a cold gaze, and Temar stepped forward. “Where’s the captain?”

“Unavailable.”

“Then he better find a way to make himself available, or I will invalidate all trades and demand the return of all Livre trade goods.”Temar narrowed his eyes and silentlyprayed that no one else pointed out that he had no way to enforce that rule. Naite got away with ordering a whole lot of people around, not because he had any authority, as an unskilled worker, but because no one really wanted to cross him. Temar worried that he might not be able to pull it off without another foot of growth and a good hundred pounds, but after a second of looking at Temar, the guard nodded to his partner and turned to head across the bridge.

Temar had expected something grand, but the reality of the bridge was less than impressive. A dozen tiny, boxlike stations were lined up in the middle of the room, each with a man or woman inside the low walls, typing away on a computer. There weren’t anywindows out into space. One wallwas covered with huge screens, and three people sat at a long, narrow table facing huge screens, and three people sat at a long, narrow table facing the scrolling displays and vid feeds and images of space. Temar tried to find some image of Shan, but the elevator was on the side of the room, and the angle was wrong for him to see the pictures.

Eyeing the remaining guard, Temar wondered if he should risk trying to walk past the man to find some vid feed from the negotiations room. However, he really didn’t like the idea of getting shot. The guard’s partner stopped at the skinny table, talkingto the maninthe middle. So that was the captain.

The man stood up and turned to face Temar. His body was angled oddly, and it took Temar a second to realize that one of his legs was damaged. The man headed over toward them, the soldier following. With every step, he swung his right leg out wide, and his right hand had burn-slick skin across the backs of the fingers.

“Ambassador,” he said wearily, “go to your quarters, or I willhave to order youthere.”

Temar might have said something inappropriate, except Natalie stepped forward. “Captain, we have a problem.”

“We have a lot of them, Officer,” the captain retorted with a dry sort of humor. “Unless you have a report, clear the bridge.

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