The Vespus Blade by Scott Baron

Author:Scott Baron [Baron, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

The private discussion with Master Corann had been brief. The intelligence Hozark relayed was both detailed, yet concise, and there was no need to talk in circles about who or what might be in play. Balls were in the air, and when they landed, everyone could be affected. That was all they needed to know for the moment.

As for the other part of their chat, it was decided that the trio who had been spending the past several weeks as her guests would be a fine addition to his mission. Despite preferring working alone, both masters agreed that this was simply too big and too crucial to forego any assistance, even that of Bud’s chatterbox copilot.

“We’re gonna do what?” Laskar blurted when he heard the plan. “You want us to track down a Council agent? That’s the kind of thing that’ll get a fella from alive to dead in a hurry. Chasing Council of Twenty agents is a whole new level of dangerous.”

“Which is why only Demelza or I will engage the target,” Hozark said. “You and Uzabud will act as our eyes and ears as we narrow our search and close in on the man. But once we find him, you are to step back and remain safe, is that clear?”

“You don’t have to tell me twice,” Laskar said with visible relief.

“All talk,” Bud grumbled.

“Hey, I just don’t have a death-wish is all,” he shot back.

“Gentlemen, enough,” Hozark said. “We have much to do, and not a great deal of time to do it in. The intelligence we have received from our spy network indicated that the target is indeed currently on Obahn, in its capital city.”

“Isn’t that a pretty wet world?” Uzabud asked.

“Yes, it is, and that is likely why he has chosen to utilize it as a base of operations. His kind always feel more secure with water close by.”

“So, what are we supposed to do? I mean, we can’t exactly go around asking if anyone’s seen a Council agent,” Laskar said.

“No, obviously not. Rather, we will break into teams and casually search, and occasionally inquire, until we develop leads that take us to the man.”

“If he is still a man,” Demelza added.

“I’m sorry, what?” Laskar asked, a puzzled look on his face.

“Fakarian are not only an amphibious race, but also one that comes from rather remote and isolated pockets across the galaxy,” Demelza explained. “Over time, they developed the ability to change their gender depending on the reproductive needs of their society.”

“So he could be a she by now?”

“Potentially. Though it is unlikely. Most tend to stick with the gender of their birth unless a breeding predicament presents itself. And with modern jump transit spells, they are no longer isolated as they were thousands of years ago, so that sort of thing really happens far less often than before.”

Demelza’s words made sense, but Laskar still seemed to have a hard time wrapping his head around how a he could become a she, and without the aid of magic or surgeons.

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