Stealing The Elf-King's Roses: The Author's Cut - Plot & Excerpts
The pad was showing a news feed recorded the previous day and handed off to it by the local Alfen network. “What is that?” Lee said.“The Worlds Today.”“I mean in the bowl.”“Best dog food I’ve ever had,” Gelert said. “Either venison or buffalo. How’re you feeling this morning?”“Better.”“Me too…”Lee went over to the two-level table that had been rolled in by room service and uncovered some of the dishes on the top table. Mostly they contained fruit, some of which Lee didn’t recognize, cereals, and breads and cheeses. “Nice,” Lee said.“Yeah. Not to my taste, but I thought you’d like the look of the stuff. What’s that weird fruit with the ridges?” And silently, into her implant, Gelert said, I read your notes. I left you some. But our impressions coincide, pretty much.“Uh, it looks like carambola. No, wait, it can’t be, it has lots more points.” She paused as if to count. I’ll look at them later. “Eleven. How about that…”“Weird.” You want to check them on a regular basis after this, Gelert said as he licked the bowl, because I don’t feel comfortable directing your attention to them openly.
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