Starfist - 11 - FlashFire by Dan Cragg

Author:Dan Cragg
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-07-02T10:23:11.432000+00:00

“Well,” he brightened, “gentlemen,” he nodded at both Cazombi and Sorca, “I have good news for both of you!” He fumbled inside a pocket and fished out two small packages. “I have something here for you two that will add a few grams to your weight,” he chuckled, “but they’ll boost your morale considerably.” He unwrapped the first package and handed Cazombi two sets of lieutenant general’s stars. “The President got these approved for you before I left Earth. Congratulations.” They shook hands. Then he handed Sorca a set of major general’s stars. “Old friend, wear these with pride!”

“Gentlemen,” Billie continued, “let us proceed to your command post.” He draped his arms around the shoulders of his newly promoted officers. “In your new ranks I want you, Alistair, to be my deputy commander and you, Balca, to be my chief of staff! I need to keep you two close by, so I’ve got the best brains in this army accessible to me at all times!”

Cazombi said nothing, but the fact that Billie wanted him, a three-star general, to be his deputy and not to command troops spoke volumes. He’d be as useless as a vice president in that role. He was being put out to pasture. Sorca, as chief of staff, would have the real power at headquarters. Well, he promised himself, we’ll just see about that.

“This way, sir,” Cazombi gestured toward a tunnel. His words were punctuated by several heavy explosions that shook the ground. The arrivals glanced around apprehensively. “Oh, don’t let that worry you, gentlemen,” he told them, “it’s just General Lyons’s way of sending you greetings. No doubt he already knows the names of your company commanders.”

So, Cazombi thought, Sorca and Billie are old friends? Lieutenant General Alistair Cazombi would never think of abandoning the soldiers who had fought for him here, no matter what, but the thought did occur to him now that he couldn’t blame anybody else for resigning his commission immediately and getting the hell out of Bataan.

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