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Prolinc. I
would try again if I were you, keeping in mind that Dee would be on my side
and revenge
could take many forms," Cat advised as she strode into the room.
"You look ravishing, little flame," he acknowledged with a Gattonian nod.
"Um, better. I assume the Dargons are about to pull a Darth Vader?" she
asked
matter-of-factly.
"I am not familiar with that maneuver but we have less than seventy-two hours
before they enter our air space," Zorroc info rmed her, vaguely wondering how
much she
knew of earth battle stratagems. Had he unde restimated her again? "Things
will happen
very quickly. Have chambers been prepared fo r our guests? I think it would
be best to
show them to their rooms before the mee ting commences for it will most likely
stretch
into the middle hours of the early morning."
"Yes, everything is prepared and I've me morized pertinent names and
locations.
Nefar, the province to the north and closest to us are sending Prince Sherem,
the oldest
son and next to rule and, from what I am told, a pain in our posterior; Kerr
lays to the
southeast and are governed by Queen Thanasa who is older than dirt and
respected by all.
Tena located due west, will be sending the head of their military named Qetu,
a friend of
Rosik's," Cat recited, a little nervous about entertaining the high level
dignitaries in her
first official capacity as Divitta.
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"Very good, my cream, a clever Darth Va der, to memorize the names and
geographical locations of our guests."
A bark of laugh escaped before she could stop it. "Zorroc, Darth Vader isn't
a
stratagem, he's a bad guy in my favorite science fiction movie called Star
Wars.
Actually, now that I think about it, the Em pire and the Dargons have a lot in
common,
both exist to conquer and destroy worlds. You could learn a lot from earth
movies. I find
your education sorely lacking in a number of critical areas," she scolded
with mock
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gravity.
"I will endeavor to improve," he whis pered sexily and then caught himself,
cleared his throat and lifted his shoulder in a ru eful shrug, aimed at his
friend. "Now,
have you and Dee familiarized yourselves with the Magic Caverns," Zorroc
challenged.
Endless tunnels and catacombs crisscrossed deep into Ganz, with the only
known
access under the House of Ra. The Magic Caverns, as a much younger Zorroc
and
Prolinc had dubbed them, contained numerous springs and luminescent minerals
imbedded in the walls that provided natural lighting. Cat had been both
delighted and
horrified at seeing them. Delighted, because it looked like a world fashioned
by gnomes
and fairies and horrified, because if she wandered down there alone she would
be lost for
all eternity. Nadia had displayed child like exuberance in showing off the
secret hideout
that Zorroc and Prolinc had discovered as children, and the three knew every
nook and
cranny. It, however, remained slightly terrifying for someone unable to
traverse a simple
parking garage to an exit.
"Yes, she showed us. Just tell me the tracking device on my wrist will be
strong
enough for you to locate me when I become hopelessly lost and disoriented,"
she pleaded
tapping down her growing pani c as she pictured herself is olated and alone
fleeing all
those gnomes turned goblins.
"There is nowhere you could go that I would not find you," he vowed, pulling
her
into the circle of his arms and kissing her li ghtly on her forehead. "But if
you are really
apprehensive about the tunnels I will have Nadia take you down every day
until you can
find your way around blindfolded. Will that help?"
"Yeah, stuck within the pages of the Hobbit for a month; that would help
immensely."
He chuckled then looked up and greeted Rosik and Sycor. The meeting would
begin in earnest with the arri val of Bandoff and Carpov. "I n eed to get to
work, there is
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still much to plan and from now on I think it would be wise for all of you to
stay within
House grounds; no doubt there will be added disquiet and panic when the
invasion is
announced province wide."
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Thus far, the people of Gattonia had take n the news of an impending attack
from
the Dargons with controlled optimism. They were well prepared, and with the
assistance
of the other three provinces, plus the help of two off-world allies , in
addition to the
advanced warning not afforded them last time, they were ready to vent the
rage that had
been building for two years.
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