The Serrano Succession
“Brun and Kate both looked startled. "What d'you mean? What could be more important than getting the government straightened out?" "Putting down this mutiny," Esmay said. "Look—if you don't have a loyal military, you're easy prey. The mutineers may be trying for a military coup. The Benignity says it won't invade right now . . . but why would you believe them? They admit to murdering one head of state; they say they've done it before. They tried to take Xavier just a few years ago. I'll bet th...ey still want it. And the Bloodhorde—" "They're just ignorant barbarians," Brun said. "They're not a real threat." "Tell that to the people who died on Koskiusko," Esmay said. "Or the people they've hit on planets and stations with their piracy. They're not as serious a threat to the entire Familias as the Benignity, but I wouldn't call them negligible, either. They could certainly disrupt trade. And if they got hold of some of our front-line ships and weapons—" "You think like an admiral," Kevil said.MoreLess
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