"Blaine Lee Pardoe - Battletech - Battlecorps - Betrayal Of Ideals Part 3" - читать интересную книгу автора (Pardoe Blaine Lee)

The Wolverine Enclave seemed much more active than the last
time he had seen it. Even at this hour of the evening, when most
families were settling down for dinner, the streets were still filled
with people. There was a sense of urgency in the air. For Franklin
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it made it seem all the more real. Switchback. Khan McEvedy was
beginning it. The lower castes were mobilizing, preparing for the
directives.
He was stopped at the entrance to the command facility and put
through security protocols that he had never imagined a year ago.
The irony was not lost on him that he had ordered such scanning
and identity checking. The infiltration of the Wolverines by other
Clans, by The Watch, had stunned him, and forced Franklin to im-
plement a number of directives to prevent spying. He had no idea
if they were working, but they would have made matters much
more difficult if he had been attempting to spy on the Wolverines.
In his mind that was some condolence.
The command bunker was busier than the streets outside. Troops
were packing shipping containers, people were running down the
hallways, conversations were yelling competitions over the hustle
and bustle. SaKhan Hallis ignored it all. He was saluted almost
every few steps, salutes he quickly returned. He reached the inner
ring where Khan McEvedy had asked him to meet her.
She didnтАЩt rise when he entered the room. He saw the hook of
the cane that McEvedy had been using holding it on the tabletop.
She gave him a smile and gestured to the chair next to her. His
mentorтАЩs face was worn and weary, as if she carried the weight of
the world on her shoulders and it was smothering her slowly, pain-
fully. The last trial that she had been in had taken a lot out of Sarah
McEvedy. Her face was more wrinkled, and her tired eyes made
it seem that she was either taking drugs or was exhausted. Still,
there was some of that fire in her face, that drive that had made
her so popular with her people. It was a combination of sternness
and motherly care.
тАЬGood to see you, Franklin,тАЭ she said. тАЬI trust that you had a
chance to review the Switchback directives on your trip in?тАЭ
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тАЬAffirmative,тАЭ he replied. тАЬThis is an ambitious plan. I find it hard
to believe that the other Clans and the Grand Council itself will not
dramatically react to it.тАЭ
тАЬI am still of a mind that we may be able to avoid a confrontation,тАЭ
McEvedy replied with little conviction. тАЬI will try my damnedest
to dodge a head-on confrontation with the Grand Council, but
FranklinтАФI saw what they had started to turn into. It is as if every