"Joanna Wylde - Dragon's Mistress" - читать интересную книгу автора (Wylde Joanna)

fresher and turned on the faucet. The cool water ran out, and she splashed a little up on her face. Then
she burst out laughing, grinning at herself in the mirror like a naughty child.

They'd pulled it off. Her boy had convinced Dani to work with him. He was every bit as smart as his
father had been, she thought wistfully. If only his father was still aliveтАж

She caught herself, her iron discipline shutting the thought out. He was dead and gone, no point in
thinking of him. Now it was time to help her son and her Guild.

She walked out into her room, sat down at her desk and paged the ship's communication officer.

"I need you to send a transmission for me," she said. "To the Guild's High Council." The young man
nodded, and turned to adjust several controls. She waited patiently until he finished, then spoke with a
steady, somber voice into her view screen.

"I regret to inform you that Lord Von'hot of Von'hotten has formally expelled Guild leadership from
his system," she said. "I cannot express the dismay I feel over this, and it is with grave sorrow that I must
also tell you that Daniella Forester, a member of the Guild in good standing to this point, has opted to
betray us and stay with him. I spoke with her myself, and am quite sure she is not being held against her
will. We will, of course, have to take immediate action against Lord Von'hot, and perhaps appeal to the
Emperor. I also recommend that we expel Daniella. She is a traitor to our organization, and should be
treated as such."

Karya switched off the screen and sat back in her chair, eyes closed.Take care,child , she thought.
She wished she could have stayed to ease things for Dani, but she knew from personal experience how
hard it could be to be the mistress of a Von'hot lord. Take care.
The story continuesтАж



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