The God Mars book Four: Live Blades
“ I have put nearly seven hundred kilometers behind me since I left Hassim’s unexpected hospitality. I have had to wrap my boots in strips cut from my cloaks, Nomad-style, to keep them from wearing away as I trudge through the abrasive regolith. (I don’t have ready access to the necessary building blocks to regenerate the soles.) My armor has suffered as well: What I thought was a durable polycoat finish has been steadily sandblasted by the silicate grit in the wind, exposing bare metal in too ...many places.
The silver stands out glaringly against the ruddy terrain, though no one seems to have noticed.
Still, I expect it has helped my “shadow” to keep sight of me all this way.
Persistent, enigmatic Azrael. He makes no real attempt to conceal his pursuit from me, just chooses rudely to avoid my company through distance. In four weeks, he’s only chosen to sneak up on me in my sleep, and that to leave me “presents” to further express his opinion of my competence.
The first time, it was the pistol again, the same one he took from the Shinkyo Shinobi, left within my easy reach and so I would see it as soon as I woke.MoreLess
The silver stands out glaringly against the ruddy terrain, though no one seems to have noticed.
Still, I expect it has helped my “shadow” to keep sight of me all this way.
Persistent, enigmatic Azrael. He makes no real attempt to conceal his pursuit from me, just chooses rudely to avoid my company through distance. In four weeks, he’s only chosen to sneak up on me in my sleep, and that to leave me “presents” to further express his opinion of my competence.
The first time, it was the pistol again, the same one he took from the Shinkyo Shinobi, left within my easy reach and so I would see it as soon as I woke.MoreLess
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