Méridien (The Silver Ships Book 3) Read Online Free PDF Page A
Author: S. H. Jucha
sent, his thoughts sad.
Julien replied.
Alex considered his options. If the SADEs didn’t vigorously pursue the information he needed, he wouldn’t be able to force a change in the New Terran political environment that would be supportive of his mission to take the fight to the silver ships. On the other hand, the penetration of his world’s secure information repositories and the release of the data to the public to unseat Downing would make him and the SADEs personae non gratae on New Terra.
Alex finally answered.
Despite his immense processing power, Julien couldn’t find a satisfactory reply. Alex had given up so much for the Méridiens, and now he believed his actions would cost him his home world. In the ancient novels Julien had come to love, his prized characters often spoke simply and from the heart. So he did.
* * *
Alex went to bed while Julien attempted to contact Duggan, Katie, or Christie. Apparently Alex’s parents and sister had gone to sleep and turned off their readers, having no knowledge of his return. Downing and company were keeping the news of the flotilla very secure, but that wouldn’t last long. Private telescopes would pick up the giant city-ships when they cleared the ice fields.
Early the next morning, Julien got through to fourteen-year-old Christie. To wake Alex, Julien sent him a selection of Mutter’s orchestral music in softly increasing volume.
Violin strings accompanied Alex’s dreams when he finally recognized Julien’s signal. As he came fully aware, Alex chose to respond without leaving the warmth of his bed, since Renée was draped over his side, her head on his chest.
Alex sent, softly touching Renée’s hair.
Julien replied and connected the two siblings.
“Alex, where’s here? Where are you?” a smiling Christie nearly yelled into her reader.
Alex sent.
As Christie hurried upstairs to wake her parents, she wondered at the change in her brother. His words had become confident … authoritative. The grave error she’d
Alex considered his options. If the SADEs didn’t vigorously pursue the information he needed, he wouldn’t be able to force a change in the New Terran political environment that would be supportive of his mission to take the fight to the silver ships. On the other hand, the penetration of his world’s secure information repositories and the release of the data to the public to unseat Downing would make him and the SADEs personae non gratae on New Terra.
Despite his immense processing power, Julien couldn’t find a satisfactory reply. Alex had given up so much for the Méridiens, and now he believed his actions would cost him his home world. In the ancient novels Julien had come to love, his prized characters often spoke simply and from the heart. So he did.
* * *
Alex went to bed while Julien attempted to contact Duggan, Katie, or Christie. Apparently Alex’s parents and sister had gone to sleep and turned off their readers, having no knowledge of his return. Downing and company were keeping the news of the flotilla very secure, but that wouldn’t last long. Private telescopes would pick up the giant city-ships when they cleared the ice fields.
Early the next morning, Julien got through to fourteen-year-old Christie. To wake Alex, Julien sent him a selection of Mutter’s orchestral music in softly increasing volume.
Violin strings accompanied Alex’s dreams when he finally recognized Julien’s signal. As he came fully aware, Alex chose to respond without leaving the warmth of his bed, since Renée was draped over his side, her head on his chest.
Julien replied and connected the two siblings.
“Alex, where’s here? Where are you?” a smiling Christie nearly yelled into her reader.
As Christie hurried upstairs to wake her parents, she wondered at the change in her brother. His words had become confident … authoritative. The grave error she’d
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