"William W. Johnstone - Ashes 09 - Valor In The Ashes" - читать интересную книгу автора (Johnstone William W)

Bloody wrong. The Night People crawled out of the

basements and tunnels and dark musty places

to attack in stinking, foul, human waves. The

fighting had been fierce, but with the Rebels always,

slowly, pushing the Night People back. Sometime during

the third night, the Night People had decided

to retreat back into the city, leaving silently, their

dead behind them.

"Handle the bodies with extreme caution," Ben had

ordered. "Gowned, gloved, and masked. Stack them

up and burn them."

The bodies had been loaded and transported out to the

edge of the Atlantic Ocean and burned. Staten

Island was secure.

But still Ben hesitated to send his people into New York

City. Doubts assailed the man: Was it worth it?

Would whatever they would find there compensate for the

Rebel lives lost in securing that great city?

Ben sighed. He just didn't know.

His daughter, Tina, commander of a contingent of Gray's

Scouts, came to his side. "What's the matter,

Dad?"
"Second thoughts, girl. Seconds thoughts a

hundred times over."

"The treasures in that city, Dad: the recordings,

the paintings, the knowledge ... all the things you told us about.