Stand Against the Storm (The Maxwell Saga book 4)
“It showed Captain Chun and Captain Qiu at Carsamba Depot, staring impassively out of the screen at him.
“The Governor says you’re gonna provide spacers for our ship,” he began brusquely. “I –”
“Not so fast, please,” Chun interjected. “We have agreed in principle to consider doing this; but we can’t forget that a third of our people died or were injured at the hands of some of your people. We don’t trust you. Therefore, if – I say again, if – we do this, there will have to be stringent s...afeguards for us. That’s not negotiable. Either you meet our conditions or we won’t help you.”
“An’ what if the Governor arrests you and forces you to help us?” Bairam sneered.
In answer, Chun lifted a rifle that had been leaning against the table. “We too have weapons,” he pointed out. “If the Governor tries to force us to do anything, he’ll need more Colonial Guards than he has available at present.MoreLess
“The Governor says you’re gonna provide spacers for our ship,” he began brusquely. “I –”
“Not so fast, please,” Chun interjected. “We have agreed in principle to consider doing this; but we can’t forget that a third of our people died or were injured at the hands of some of your people. We don’t trust you. Therefore, if – I say again, if – we do this, there will have to be stringent s...afeguards for us. That’s not negotiable. Either you meet our conditions or we won’t help you.”
“An’ what if the Governor arrests you and forces you to help us?” Bairam sneered.
In answer, Chun lifted a rifle that had been leaning against the table. “We too have weapons,” he pointed out. “If the Governor tries to force us to do anything, he’ll need more Colonial Guards than he has available at present.MoreLess
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