Wormwood 2 - The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson

Author:Tade Thompson [Thompson, Tade]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2021-07-07T14:00:00+00:00

“Sir, the president left me no choice,” says Jack.

“That’s interesting. He says the same about you.”

“You’ve spoken to him?”

“Does this really surprise you?”

“No, sir. But he’s—”

“He’s Tired. Just like you.”

“The president?”

“He’s strayed from the path, but yes. He recently got back in touch. We forgive those who stray. Like you.”

But the president, though. Really?

“Did you kill the president’s candidate for the coming elections?”

“That was an accident, and I didn’t—”

“You have never won an election, child. You are starting to look like the kind of leader we teach against, with the accidents and the declarations of independence.”

“I know what it looks like, but it’s not. Trust me.”

“How do you plan to resolve the matter?”

“Does the president want to talk?”

“We are not go-betweens, Jack Jacques.”

“Yes, you are. You act as facilitators all the time.”

“Not this time, then.”

“Why?”

“Because we don’t think you are right. Surrender, publicly state that you made a mistake and leave Rosewater. We will provide you with shelter, child.”

And re-education, no doubt.

It’s tempting. This is not a shooting war yet and Jack is already exhausted. The alien, his one ace in the hole, is punctured by unknown means. Surrender, return to the bosom of the Tired, rest, find another mission. It would be the easiest course of action.

“Sir, I respectfully disagree.”

A slow exhalation on the other side, as if he is smoking. “I will hear that as you wanting to take some time to think about how you will answer, child. Use the time wisely.”

Click.

Was that a coded message about Lora? Asiko means “time.”

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