"2569-59" - читать интересную книгу автора (Jerome Bigge - Warlady 7 - The Dularnian Queen)2569 A.D.! THE DULARNIAN QUEEN AN ADVENTURE IN THE SECOND DARK AGE OF MAN By Jerome B. Bigge Chapter Fifty Nine
"I don't think there's any `doubt' now," Darlanis said to me
as she stepped on to the float of the airplane, Sharon inside the
cabin waiting for her. I nodded, took her hand, held it in mine.
"They will `come' to us, I'm sure," I said to her in reply.
"It is perhaps `better' this way," the Empress agreed. I
would pay her a "visit" once I took care of things here at home.
The North Star laid now at anchor, needing only supplies and a
crew to make another voyage across the Pacific to other lands...
"I think Diane has learned much," Tori said to me, her glit-
tering chain mail and helmet making her look quite "warlike", I
"mused" to myself, recalling what Darlanis had said to me before.
It seemed strange to be on dry land again after so long at sea.
I had also put on a few pounds during the voyage, something I'd
noted the first time I tried to get into one of my fitted gowns.
"She has learned much of `seamanship'," I smiled back.
"And of taking `responsibility," Tori grinned then.
"I think she'll make a good officer," I answered.
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"She was found wandering the streets," the guardswoman said,
holding Mara by the arm as she stood before Lorraine Richards...
The Queen's dark eyes like deep brown coals meeting Mara's now.
The girl had quite obviously run afoul of some Trellian "mugger"
from the looks of her, the man having taken everything of value.
"Where is your home?" the tall Queen asked as she sat there
on her throne, looking very much too the true ruler of Trelandar.
"I am from Dularn, your majesty," Mara spoke, bowing a bit.
"You're `lucky' we're `civilized' now," Lorraine grinned.
The Imperial Warlady well aware that there had been a time not so
long ago when any like Mara would have been quickly collared as a
slave girl. There were still those who looked upon the women of
other nations in terms of whips and slave collars, but Lorraine
hoped to eventually put a "halt" to such activities if she could.
"She did seem rather `confused'," the guardswoman ventured.
"And what is your name?" Lorraine asked with a warm smile.
"Mara, your majesty," Mara answered in a soft voice then.
"Tara is now back in Mexico," the Priestess smiled, leading
Mara by the hand. Tara's inexpert use of electronic hypnosis had
been of little avail against the awesome skills of those who now
ruled the solar system, whose "allies" now "ruled" the Universe.
"Like a bad penny," the tall brunette smiled back at her.
Lorraine had "suspected" something like this after questioning
the girl, the thought of Tara with electronic hypnosis something
she had always feared, being well aware of "what" could be done.
"She is in `possession' of a `forbidden technology'," the
Priestess answered. "I have taken the liberty to inform Tais,"
she added, such a matter like this being one of much concern now!
"If you can run down Tara..," Lorraine answered, seeing the
Priestess' eyes as the woman nodded back. This time there would
be no "doubts", Lorraine knew, well aware of "what" Tara was...
Mara's protests about Tara's "character" having meant little.
"We will `try'," the Priestess replied with a smile.
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"A world at peace," I yawned, getting ready for bed. In a
way I "missed" the sort of "excitement" I'd known earlier in my
life, although at the time I had often lived in fear of my life!
Taking the North Star into waters patrolled by the Empire was not
the sort of a thing that you did for "enjoyment", I assure you...
"There will be `someone' to `upset it'," Paul grinned back.
"The Princess is `GONE'!" Kathi cried, shaking me aware as
dawn now peeked in through the windows of my bedroom. "And there
is a `LETTER' addressed to you!" the blondish wench declared now!
Had Tara struck again? Stealing Hope herself from us now? Such
were my "fears" as I opened the letter, fearing the worst here...
Paul there next to me in the bed, now looking over my shoulder.
"JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SIMMONS ASKED ME FOR
THEIR DAUGHTER, AND I FELT IT BEST TO `AGREE' WITH THEIR WISHES."
The letter being signed by First Priestess Tais herself here! I
looked up at Kathi, gave her a smile as I saw in my mind the vi-
sion of a lovely brown haired woman holding her little girl in
her arms. Hope did "belong" with Carol, not with me, I knew now.
"Carol has her daughter back," I told the slave girl then.
"I `miss' her," Kathi answered me softly in reply then.
"She was `one of a kind'," I smiled up at the delight.
The End
2569 A.D.! THE DULARNIAN QUEEN AN ADVENTURE IN THE SECOND DARK AGE OF MAN By Jerome B. Bigge Chapter Fifty Nine "I don't think there's any `doubt' now," Darlanis said to me as she stepped on to the float of the airplane, Sharon inside the cabin waiting for her. I nodded, took her hand, held it in mine. "They will `come' to us, I'm sure," I said to her in reply. "It is perhaps `better' this way," the Empress agreed. I would pay her a "visit" once I took care of things here at home. The North Star laid now at anchor, needing only supplies and a crew to make another voyage across the Pacific to other lands... "I think Diane has learned much," Tori said to me, her glit- tering chain mail and helmet making her look quite "warlike", I "mused" to myself, recalling what Darlanis had said to me before. It seemed strange to be on dry land again after so long at sea. I had also put on a few pounds during the voyage, something I'd noted the first time I tried to get into one of my fitted gowns. "She has learned much of `seamanship'," I smiled back. "And of taking `responsibility," Tori grinned then. "I think she'll make a good officer," I answered. ***************************************************************** "She was found wandering the streets," the guardswoman said, holding Mara by the arm as she stood before Lorraine Richards... The Queen's dark eyes like deep brown coals meeting Mara's now. The girl had quite obviously run afoul of some Trellian "mugger" from the looks of her, the man having taken everything of value. "Where is your home?" the tall Queen asked as she sat there on her throne, looking very much too the true ruler of Trelandar. "I am from Dularn, your majesty," Mara spoke, bowing a bit. "You're `lucky' we're `civilized' now," Lorraine grinned. The Imperial Warlady well aware that there had been a time not so long ago when any like Mara would have been quickly collared as a slave girl. There were still those who looked upon the women of other nations in terms of whips and slave collars, but Lorraine hoped to eventually put a "halt" to such activities if she could. "She did seem rather `confused'," the guardswoman ventured. "And what is your name?" Lorraine asked with a warm smile. "Mara, your majesty," Mara answered in a soft voice then. "Tara is now back in Mexico," the Priestess smiled, leading Mara by the hand. Tara's inexpert use of electronic hypnosis had been of little avail against the awesome skills of those who now ruled the solar system, whose "allies" now "ruled" the Universe. "Like a bad penny," the tall brunette smiled back at her. Lorraine had "suspected" something like this after questioning the girl, the thought of Tara with electronic hypnosis something she had always feared, being well aware of "what" could be done. "She is in `possession' of a `forbidden technology'," the Priestess answered. "I have taken the liberty to inform Tais," she added, such a matter like this being one of much concern now! "If you can run down Tara..," Lorraine answered, seeing the Priestess' eyes as the woman nodded back. This time there would be no "doubts", Lorraine knew, well aware of "what" Tara was... Mara's protests about Tara's "character" having meant little. "We will `try'," the Priestess replied with a smile. ***************************************************************** "A world at peace," I yawned, getting ready for bed. In a way I "missed" the sort of "excitement" I'd known earlier in my life, although at the time I had often lived in fear of my life! Taking the North Star into waters patrolled by the Empire was not the sort of a thing that you did for "enjoyment", I assure you... "There will be `someone' to `upset it'," Paul grinned back. "The Princess is `GONE'!" Kathi cried, shaking me aware as dawn now peeked in through the windows of my bedroom. "And there is a `LETTER' addressed to you!" the blondish wench declared now! Had Tara struck again? Stealing Hope herself from us now? Such were my "fears" as I opened the letter, fearing the worst here... Paul there next to me in the bed, now looking over my shoulder. "JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SIMMONS ASKED ME FOR THEIR DAUGHTER, AND I FELT IT BEST TO `AGREE' WITH THEIR WISHES." The letter being signed by First Priestess Tais herself here! I looked up at Kathi, gave her a smile as I saw in my mind the vi- sion of a lovely brown haired woman holding her little girl in her arms. Hope did "belong" with Carol, not with me, I knew now. "Carol has her daughter back," I told the slave girl then. "I `miss' her," Kathi answered me softly in reply then. "She was `one of a kind'," I smiled up at the delight. The End |
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