[Space Wolf 02] - Ragnar's Claw by William King

Author:William King
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-09-08T13:16:46.156264+00:00

William King «Ragnar's Claw»

“Might it not be better to wait until the Imperial forces counter-attack.” Brother Tethys ventured. Ragnar could smell the monk's fear. He did not blame him. This was not his mission. He had accompanied them down the river. He had acted as guide where he could. If plunging into the heart of an ork army was not to his liking, who could blame him?

“We do not know when that will happen,” said Sternberg. “Of course the Imperium will triumph eventually but this may occur too late for our purposes. We must act independently.”

“Assuming you manage to sneak in and kill this ork, how will you escape?” asked Brother Tethys. A not unreasonable question, thought Ragnar. He had been wondering the same thing himself.

“That depends on the circumstances,” said Sternberg. “Ideally we will be able to use the teleport beacon to get us back to the Light of Truth.”

“Ideally?” asked Ragnar.

“The signal may be blocked by power fields or the use of certain energy generators. Alternatively we may have to cause a distraction and slip away in the confusion till we can find a place where the teleporter can be used.”

“It will need to be a big distraction.” Brother Tethys said. Ragnar heard the sarcasm and the questioning note in his voice.

“If you do not wish to accompany us, you do not have to.” Sternberg said coldly. You may leave at any time.”

Brother Tethys stared at the inquisitor. “No. I will not slip into the jungle. You say this ork is the focal point of the horde, the one responsible for the attack on my homework!”

“If you are going to kill him. I want to be there. I want to help you. He has a lot to answer for.”

Ragnar heard the unmistakable sound of the hatred in his voice and caught its acrid scent. He saw the eyes of the pack were focussed on the monk. They all respected his courage but Ragnar was not sure having him with mem was such a good idea. He decided that he had better voice his objections. “I do not know if you are capable of what we are about, Brother Tethys,” he said.

“We have all been trained to perform this sort of mission. We can infiltrate silently and effectively. You cannot.”

This, too, was a fair point. Ragnar had observed Tethys in the jungle. The man was brave and he could fight, but he was no master of silent infiltration. Several times his blundering had almost given them away to ork patrols as tiiey waited in ambush. To Ragnar's surprise the monk only smiled.

“Perhaps you are correct,” he said. “But Gait Prime is my home city. I know my way around its streets. I know the people here. I speak the language as only a native can. I grew up poor and I lived hard and I know places to hide, all the back alleys and the hidden routes. Do you?”

Ragnar shrugged. “I was merely making an observation,” he said.

“And a fair one.

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