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THE FOREVER HERO 2:

THE SILENT WARRIOR

L.E. MODESITT, Jr.



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by Neugaia (#Bookz)
[17/03/2002]


I

TECHNICALLY, THE ROOM was not supposed to exist, for it appeared neither on the official floor
plans of the Admiralty, nor in any of the references, nor even in the classified briefing
materials provided to the Admiral of the Fleets.

The Admiral of the Fleets knew of the room with its unique equipment, as did the man called
Eye. That they did was obvious from their presence within.

The interior walls were not walls, but an arrangement of polygons upon which other
equipment remained focused. The soft flooring was designed as well to resist echoes and any
duplication or recording of the proceedings.

The admiral wore dress blacks, as he often did. The three others around the table were
garbed in black full fade cloaks with privacy hoods. The man called Eye was distinguished only by
the seat he had taken at the head of the five sided table.

"You called the meeting, Admiral." The scratchy tone of the voice indicated that Eye
employed a voice distorter.

"I did. I have a commission. The file is there." He pointed to the blank cover of the
folder on the table in front of Eye.

No one said a word as the Intelligence chief read the material, then passed it to the
figure on the right, who in turn scanned the contents before passing it back to the last
Intelligence controller.

"We have some questions," began Eye. The hooded heads of the other two nodded in agreement.

"Questions yet?"

Eye said nothing, and with the face lost in the shadows of the hooded cloak, the admiral
wondered if he had pushed too far.