Diplomats And Fugitives (The Emperor's Edge book 9)
“He kept stopping and gazing back the way they had come, up a trail following a stream flowing through the center of the canyon. For most of the trip, Sicarius had been scouting ahead of the group, but every mile or so, he returned and looked thoughtfully behind them.
Do you believe we’re being followed? Basilard asked.
“No.”
Basilard stopped. Then why the long looks toward the rear?
Amaranthe and Corporal Jomrik had been walking behind Basilard, so they, too, stopped. Amaranthe did not appear confused or mystified by Sicarius’s gazes. Maybe he had confided something to her.
Sicarius didn’t answer immediately. Indeed, he looked to Amaranthe, as if she could articulate the answer more clearly than he could. Or perhaps he was wondering if he needed to answer at all. The man was known to simply stare emotionlessly in response to questions.
“He’s not sure we made the right choice in sending Mahliki with Ashara,” Amaranthe said.
Oh. Basilard had always considered Amaranthe the better of the... two at reading people, but maybe he had some insight into Ashara that they had not considered.MoreLess
Do you believe we’re being followed? Basilard asked.
“No.”
Basilard stopped. Then why the long looks toward the rear?
Amaranthe and Corporal Jomrik had been walking behind Basilard, so they, too, stopped. Amaranthe did not appear confused or mystified by Sicarius’s gazes. Maybe he had confided something to her.
Sicarius didn’t answer immediately. Indeed, he looked to Amaranthe, as if she could articulate the answer more clearly than he could. Or perhaps he was wondering if he needed to answer at all. The man was known to simply stare emotionlessly in response to questions.
“He’s not sure we made the right choice in sending Mahliki with Ashara,” Amaranthe said.
Oh. Basilard had always considered Amaranthe the better of the... two at reading people, but maybe he had some insight into Ashara that they had not considered.MoreLess
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