The Emperor's New Clothes (Royce Ree #1) - Plot & Excerpts
“Do you think he will? Return, that is?” “Yes, and with evidence. Imperial Intelligence will even expedite the process by a task-force to extract their errant agent.” “Do you think the Spymaster suspects…?” “No.” “Are you sure?” -Transcript, Casual Conversation, Trinity Prime 20.2994.11 SPACE-STATION, BALDASSHI PLANETARY SPACE The transition to artificial gravity was gradual as the station’s mass-gradient exerted itself. Royce came to rest against the station’s nadir-surface, the “floor”, and allowed himself a space of four heartbeats to scan his immediate surroundings. The corridor opened out into a large semi-circular waiting-area. Six other shuttle-birthing corridors disgorged a continuous stream of passengers that fought for space with the lush blue foliage of numerous potted air-exchangers. Here and there he could see the black uniforms of Kovan security forces amongst the crowd and, rarer, the blue stripes of Baldasshi’s own security. Then he saw what he had been looking for—a woman, pushing a hover-cart, coming down a shuttle-berthing corridor to his left.
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