‘What’s wrong with you?’ Dariand snapped, as Saria stumbled yet again. ‘Nothing. I’m just tired.’ ‘I don’t see why. You slept all day.’ Even through her fatigue it took some effort to stop herself smiling. If Dariand only knew. Of course now, as they marched nightwards away from Olympic, she was ...
At his post, Erich glanced up, watching the foreign stars beginning to twinkle into obscurity. ‘It is cold, yes?’ ‘Yes.’ His companion was talkative. A private named Janz. Twenty-two or twenty-three years old but still wet behind the ears, as far as Erich was concerned. &n...
Now.’ ‘Now?’ She glanced back into her apartment. ‘What’s happened?’ ‘I don’t have time to explain. Can you come or not?’ ‘Where?’ ‘Down. To find Gregor.’ ‘What!’ Quickly, hoping her parents hadn’t heard, Kes stepped out into the hallway and let the front door slide shut behind her. ‘Lari, have y...
They might have pinned her to this table, but at least she’d put the wind up them. Her pleasure was shortlived, though. Somewhere over near the wall, the two remaining men were arguing. ‘Don’t tell me you’re actually going to do this?’ Raj’s voice was disbelieving. ‘You heard the Prelate,’ Drake ...
This means he collected butterflies. Not as a job, but as a hobby. During the week he worked for the tax department, but on the weekends he spent all his time improving his butterfly collection. His collection was massive. It was probably one of the best in the country, possibly even the world, b...