"L. E. Modesitt - The Forever Hero 2 -The Silent Warrior" - читать интересную книгу автора (Modesitt L E)

The fact that they were still looking for somewhere to put him told him that he was
disgustingly healthy, and as sane as anyone could test out.

He paced back from the portal toward the window and stopped, staring out at the grayness.
Still holding back rain, the heavy clouds continued their race across the central city.

Buzz!

Making an effort not to charge the screen, he took three slow steps and acknowledged the
call.

An unfamiliar face filled the screen--a tech of some indeterminate rank.

"Senior Commander Gerswin?"

"Yes?"

"This is Curvilis at the orderly's console. There is a messenger here for you."

"Yes?"

"Set. This is very unusual. It is from the Duke of Triandna, and his person insists upon
handing it directly to you."



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Gerswin shook his head, then stopped as he realized that meant exactly the opposite of
what the orderly expected.

"I'll be right down."

Was it Caroljoy or the Corpus Corps?

He tapped off the screen image before checking his knives. Then he palmed a miniature
stunner and slipped it into the special pocket in his left sleeve.

As he departed he pulled the privacy cloak from the locker and swirled it around him. He
didn't need the privacy, but the material was supposedly designed to block low energy projectiles
and lasers. He let the hood fall back on his shoulders.

The corridor was empty, but rather than taking the passenger drop shaft, he turned left
and headed for the freight shaft.

In quick and quiet steps from the back of the exit on the main floor, he slipped toward
the main entry and the orderly's console. From the archway that separated the triangular entry
hall from the back corridor where he stood in the shadows, Gerswin could see the "messenger" from
the Duke, or most probably from the Duchess.