Chess With a Dragon
“He looked old.
Not like the Old Man. But like an old man.
For the first time, Yake began to feel sorry for the strain he must be putting on his boss.
The Ambassador accepted Yake’s report without expression. He laid the folder on his desk without looking at it.
“Is everything all right, sir?”
“As well as can be expected, I suppose,” the Ambassador said. “I haven’t been sleeping well, Yake. I don’t think you understand the size of the bills that you and your committee have been running up.” He m...assaged the knuckles of his hand as if merely to move caused him pain. “What are you downloading anyway?”
Yake had expected this question. He was prepared. “Sir, at the suggestion of the Rh/attes, we’re doing some research into the past five hundred years of treaties and negotiations in which the Dhroo have participated.”
“Mm, yes,” said the Ambassador. “I don’t suppose I can argue with that; but you are turning into a very interesting problem, Yake. You’re either going to be the greatest hero in history—or the greatest incompetent.MoreLess
Not like the Old Man. But like an old man.
For the first time, Yake began to feel sorry for the strain he must be putting on his boss.
The Ambassador accepted Yake’s report without expression. He laid the folder on his desk without looking at it.
“Is everything all right, sir?”
“As well as can be expected, I suppose,” the Ambassador said. “I haven’t been sleeping well, Yake. I don’t think you understand the size of the bills that you and your committee have been running up.” He m...assaged the knuckles of his hand as if merely to move caused him pain. “What are you downloading anyway?”
Yake had expected this question. He was prepared. “Sir, at the suggestion of the Rh/attes, we’re doing some research into the past five hundred years of treaties and negotiations in which the Dhroo have participated.”
“Mm, yes,” said the Ambassador. “I don’t suppose I can argue with that; but you are turning into a very interesting problem, Yake. You’re either going to be the greatest hero in history—or the greatest incompetent.MoreLess
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