The Heretic
“said Joab. “What I would like to know is what I’m going to tell the prelate to somehow keep you in the military.” Joab stopped walking, and Abel came to an abrupt halt beside him. His father eyed him. “Because with that kind of judgment, I frankly don’t know if you are officer material, son.”
Abel met his father’s gaze, but said nothing. He had the feeling that any reply he made would be the wrong one at this point.
“You do understand the seriousness of the situation?” Joab’s voice was low and ...intense—which Abel feared far more than his father’s shouts or curses.
“Yes, Father.”
They continued walking, Abel a half step behind his father.
One thing I hadn’t counted on, Raj continued, almost, it seemed, speaking to himself, when I had Center copy my mind and blast us both to the stars: having to go through puberty again and again and again.
After a few paces Joab began talking again, this time to himself. “The problem is that you not only defied me by going out there, you went against Stasis by using the lucifer that way.MoreLess
Abel met his father’s gaze, but said nothing. He had the feeling that any reply he made would be the wrong one at this point.
“You do understand the seriousness of the situation?” Joab’s voice was low and ...intense—which Abel feared far more than his father’s shouts or curses.
“Yes, Father.”
They continued walking, Abel a half step behind his father.
One thing I hadn’t counted on, Raj continued, almost, it seemed, speaking to himself, when I had Center copy my mind and blast us both to the stars: having to go through puberty again and again and again.
After a few paces Joab began talking again, this time to himself. “The problem is that you not only defied me by going out there, you went against Stasis by using the lucifer that way.MoreLess
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