The Lost Stories (2011)
The Lost Stories
“GILAN TOLD Crowley the following morning. The Commandant gave him a wan smile.
“All of them? Wish I could say the same. Paperwork is the bane of my life.”
“It’s the price of your exalted rank, Crowley,” Gilan told him with a grin. “That’s why you’re paid the big money.”
Crowley looked at the cheerful face beside him. “You know, there are some people who might think it was a good career move to show sympathy for their commanding officer’s problems,” he said. Then he sighed.“But very few of those... people were trained by Halt.”
Gilan thought about that for a second or two. “True,” he said.
They were strolling through the parkland to the south of Castle Araluen. Crowley often held discussions with his Rangers in the open air. He claimed it was good security. Inside a castle, one never knew who might be listening on the other side of a wall or outside a door. Out here, nobody could come within earshot without being seen.
Gilan suspected that equally important was Crowley’s love of open space and fresh air.MoreLess
“All of them? Wish I could say the same. Paperwork is the bane of my life.”
“It’s the price of your exalted rank, Crowley,” Gilan told him with a grin. “That’s why you’re paid the big money.”
Crowley looked at the cheerful face beside him. “You know, there are some people who might think it was a good career move to show sympathy for their commanding officer’s problems,” he said. Then he sighed.“But very few of those... people were trained by Halt.”
Gilan thought about that for a second or two. “True,” he said.
They were strolling through the parkland to the south of Castle Araluen. Crowley often held discussions with his Rangers in the open air. He claimed it was good security. Inside a castle, one never knew who might be listening on the other side of a wall or outside a door. Out here, nobody could come within earshot without being seen.
Gilan suspected that equally important was Crowley’s love of open space and fresh air.MoreLess
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