The Dancer From Atlantis (2011)
“‘They send their regards.’ Reid tried not to glower at him. They sat alone in an offside room of the temple, to which the American had drawn the Athenian after the latter’s long private interview with Lydra. Diores’ smile continued bland; he lounged back at ease on the stone bench. ‘Just what are they doing?’ Reid asked.
‘Well, Uldin’s breaking horses and training men for his cavalry. Or aims to. It’s slow, scarcely begun, among other reasons because he’s got only the one saddle – hasn’t fo...und a leather-worker who can make ’em right, he says. Oleg… hm… shipbuilding, like I hear tell you are. I’ll be mighty interested to see what you’ve started.’ ‘I’m afraid that’s forbidden, ’Reid answered. ‘State secret.’ It wasn’t, but he meant to contact the governor and have the declaration made immediately. Why give the enemy a break? And Theseus was the enemy, who would pull down Erissa’s sunny cosmos unless somehow history could be amended.MoreLess
‘Well, Uldin’s breaking horses and training men for his cavalry. Or aims to. It’s slow, scarcely begun, among other reasons because he’s got only the one saddle – hasn’t fo...und a leather-worker who can make ’em right, he says. Oleg… hm… shipbuilding, like I hear tell you are. I’ll be mighty interested to see what you’ve started.’ ‘I’m afraid that’s forbidden, ’Reid answered. ‘State secret.’ It wasn’t, but he meant to contact the governor and have the declaration made immediately. Why give the enemy a break? And Theseus was the enemy, who would pull down Erissa’s sunny cosmos unless somehow history could be amended.MoreLess
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