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She was no stranger to a fight, with guns or otherwise, but Allyson would prefer to outrun the other person if given the option. If it came down to it, she knew how to kill. Shed become quite proficient at it over the years. Beauty on the outside — cold, hard killer on the inside. It was a combination that had caught many victims off guard over the years. Good. Get us out of here. Another patrol might come. Allyson dove out from her hiding place and squeezed off the last of her bullets until the weapon clicked. One of the rounds struck the man in the shoulder and rocked him back. As he recovered, she pushed herself off the floor and ran at him. He struggled to raise the weapon with his wounded wing, but he was too slow. Allyson was on him in three seconds. She bounded up the steps two at a time and hurled her body at him. Her knees crashed into his chest and drove him back against the wall. The blow jarred him, but he was hardly finished. What? she yelled. It was 434. Anything linking them to me? Once inside, the last man slammed the heavy wooden door shut. Alhyt, Tayel. Shy ran her hand along the fighter class model code. I need to find a compatible ship. We can’t just takeany FTL drive.” Shy nodded. She hugged her arms to her chest. She swiped through the air where Shy had been a second before and hit the ground instead. Her arms wobbled with the impact. Shy landed a hit, and Tayel grimaced at the lash of pain in her shoulder. She stepped backward. Tried a swing from another angle. Still missed. Something more serious, less pleasant, was occupying his mind; the conversation in the Captains cabin shortly after the message drop. Barratt had given no hint of what was in the message, no indication of its origin. It was almost certainly from Navy HQ in Kilindini since it was an official drop, but why that and not W/T? Other than remarking that it was information, not orders, and thatit had influenced his decision, Barratt hadn’t referred to it. Nor had he mentioned it when outlining his plan of attack, a plan which struckHamilton as harebrained, suicidal; the words he’d so nearly used to Barratt. The Captain had not gone into the details ofOperation Maji Mark Two—You’ll get all that at the briefing, Number One. Nothing to be gained by going over it now’ — but its outlines were enough to fill Hamilton with foreboding. Not so much for the tactical disaster and the casualties he foresaw, as for the scale of the diplomatic consequences of so flagrant abreach of Portugal’s neutrality, however much her sympathies might lie with Britain. Tayel yanked him out of the way as Fehn flew past, the dark trails of aether which had hit him evaporating against his chest. He skidded across the floor. This couldnt be happening. This was everything she was afraid of— everything that wasn’t supposed to happen at all. A shadow flickered under her feet. What do you mean? Chapter 14COLOGNE Kagumi shouted up the conning-tower and the drilling stopped. Yashimoto said, The engineroom department makes excellent progress with the repairs. That is good, but they must not silence your Captain. With a self-conscious grin he cleared his throat and straightened his cap. All men not detailed for special duties will rest until 1830. Sunset’,he added, ‘will be at 1823. Working parties for tonight will be the same as they were in the early hours of this morning.’Looking round at the tired, grubby faces, his manner softened. ‘I realize that in this heat we would all like to swim but that’s not possible. Apart from the danger of sharks, nobody may go on deck during daylight hours unless sent by the duty officer. The risk of detection from the air is too great. Further reconnaissance by aircraft may not take place until late in the afternoon, but we cannot take chances.They may come at any time.’ He glanced at the sheet of notes on the chart-table, went on: ‘Now an item of good news.’ Yashimoto’s mouth smiled but not his eyes. ‘The First Lieutenant tells me that the Africans draw their water from a spring behind the huts. Tonight an inflatable goes across with empty drums. Tomorrow we wash ourselves and our clothing in fresh water. That will be a luxury.’.
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