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"Sit," said Gan at last He pointed to a chair about halfway down the table Mae obeyed

"So I hear there was an incident today" Gan was a ht ahead She had never shirked responsibility and wasn’t about to now "I was out of line, sir I will gladly accept any punishht bleakly They’ll suspend ether

He shrugged "It was a rough day It’s understandable that e a friend"

Gan knew perfectly well that Porfirio had been more than a friend, and his sy’s She would’ve preferred to be yelled at and told how coraceful and inappropriate her actions were--because they had been She decided to re his judgivable"

That brought a sht it didn’t soften the lines of his face "I’ve seen worse, and half your cohort’s been in to tell sson have made particular nuisances of themselves" Yes, they nore what happened, of course The incident will be noted in your record, and you’ll be suspended froular duty She’d expected it, but it was still tough to s

"Don’t worry You won’t be locked away or confined to a desk" He snorted "I can’t iine one of you sitting still for very long Prætorians are too valuable to waste, and I have a task for you"

"I’ll do anything you require of ainst the table, e errand, but a necessary one--one that unexpectedly just caood opportunity for you to…adjust to recent events We wouldn’t ask it of you if it wasn’t important, of course"

"Of course, sir" His use of "task" and "errand" didn’t reassure her any, but Mae still hoped she ht be sent to some volatile location It’d be no lorious battle, she’d redeeo to Panama City Have you ever been there?"

It took Mae a few lorious battle there The RUNA had no conflict with that region In fact, she’d heard there were tentative trading negotiations in the works Panama was still provincial, of course, filled with unchecked religion, a gangster-run govern for power Tame compared to other places

"No, sir I’ve never been there"

"Well, you’re going there now I’ll have the ain once you’ve read them over"

"Of course, sir" She hesitated over her next words She had no business asking questions in light of what she’d done Obedience was her only path Yet, no matter how much she denied it around others, she knew she was one of Gan’s favorites He’d let her ask "Sir…how is Prætorian Kavi?"

"She’s fine--well, considering the circumstances, that is She’ll be hospitalized for a while and then be off duty as she recovers You did a neat job of breaking her leg"

Mae winced, and an i;torians were difficult to hurt And even more difficult to kill, but it happened to Porfirio "I’ize"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>