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their peace with Invid subversion.
The Inorganics lumbered off the carpets, deploying to encircle the
Sentinels. Among the mecha were Armored Officers, somewhat evolved Invid in
powered armor, standing some eight feet tall or so, brandishing weapons. Vince
couldn't figure out why the defenses of the planet didn't respond to such a
show of force-unless either the defenses were a myth or the Haydonites had
decreed that those defenses not interfere with the Regent's troops.
The Regent and Vowad alighted, the Hellcats stalking along a pace
behind. "You Humans are born troublemakers," the Regent observed. "Always
scheming, never still."
"It keeps us amused, kicking you off planet after planet," Jonathan
Wolff conceded mildly.
The Regent growled, and his Hellcats showed then-fangs in furious
screams. Vowad, seeing his daughter among the Sentinels, intervened before the
'Cats could pounce.
"You will accompany us to where your other companions are being held!
There you will be examined for positive identification, and officially
remanded to the custody of the Regent, for trial on charges of war crimes."
"Like hell," Max Sterling said, thumbing off his pistols' safeties.
"Might as well die right here."
But Sarna leaned to whisper in his ear, "Please! Trust me; there's a way
out of this yet, but you must play along for a while. For Miriya's sake, and
your unborn's!"
Slowly, unwillingly, Max returned the Badgers to their underarm rigs.
Vince and Wolff hesitated, then did the same.
"Veidt or I will send word to you as soon as we can," Sarna whispered as
the Invid closed in.
The Regent loomed before them. "How splendid it feels to have
your...company...at last!"
Covered by Inorganic guns, the three men were disarmed and ushered
aboard the largest flying carpet. Vowad stayed behind, drawing Sarna aside, as
the Regent and his troops and prisoners lifted away. The two hovered there,
the wind rustling their long robes.
"I detest these uncontrolled emotions you've acquired through your
contact with the Sentinels. I command you to stop this foolish sedition,"
Vowad hissed at her. "I forbid you to bring down the wrath of the Invid upon
us."
"Command? Forbid? Those are words only the Invid may use on Haydon IV
now; you've seen to that."
"Stop speaking like a madwoman, Sarna! These attitudes of yours are
insanity! You never talked like this until you met that accursed Veidt!"
"But, Father, you have the power to unleash our defenses against them-to
fight the Invid!"
"And perhaps destroy our whole world in the process?" A gesture of his
head indicated the departing Invid and their prisoners.
"What is your Invid war to me? What are the Sentinels? Just a tick of
the eternal clock of Haydon IV; a single moment in our lifetime. When they
have all passed away, we will be as we have always been and will always be. I
will not risk this perfect place for the petty squabbles of the lower orders."