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Updated: June 3, 2025
"All right, those examples demonstrate the intelligence, adaptability, and problem-solving but surely such qualities are not as rare as the low number of Rangers indicates!" "In themselves, no," Kainor admitted. "But those are only the most obvious of the qualifications. Another is that they must have no close personal ties, including family; that eliminates many possible candidates.
She moved forward, between it and one of the swirling-silver columns that flanked it. The scene below her was sickening. Bodies scattered around were bad enough, but there was worse: Thark's calm, merciless beating of the helpless Kennard, while Valla and Kainor looked on in apparent approval.
Thark let the Guard's body fall and broadcast a message to the entire attack group. *No more killing. I need prisoners now, high-ranking ones. Bring any you find to the Throne Room.* As soon as he received acknowledgements, he called Valla and Kainor to him. "We have a serious problem.
Kainor shifted on his cushions, then continued. "First, their selection is based on a combination of factors, not a single isolated characteristic. Genius-level intelligence is of course part of it, along with a generalist's wide range of interests and abilities, and greater adaptability than normally appears even in spacers.
A Ranger's interference, especially this early, could be disastrous! "Ranger Medart's orders, Master. He is on convalescent leave, recuperating from the injuries he sustained just prior to the end of the war. He did not wish to be bothered by official functions." "If he is injured," Thark said thoughtfully, "he should be no problem to eliminate." "I said he is recuperating," Kainor corrected.
If Losinj got this location when she probed you, Thark " "She did not," Thark assured him. "She did no real probing, in fact. She was far too upset by her simple discovery of the Crusade's existence to check any more deeply." Kainor nodded. "Good. Despite that, our first strike will not only have to be decisive, it will have to be swift.
The most dangerous are Thark, who is my problem, then Senior Adepts Valla and Kainor, who I am afraid will be yours and perhaps Colonel Greggson's, if his shield is as strong as I first thought." "We should have some element of surprise with shields, shouldn't we? From what you said, they won't be expecting even that much." "True, but even shields will give only a temporary advantage.
Kainor rose and went to the service panel, returning with more koril for each of them. He handed out the glasses, sat back down, and took a deep swallow before continuing. "It is possible someone else could have accomplished the same thing, as it is possible someone else could have accomplished most things Rangers have. They are mortals, after all.
He, Valla, Kainor, and four Sanctioners were looking for the Emperor; the rest were spreading out to eliminate opposition elsewhere in the Palace. There were adequate maps of the public areas, none of the private areas like this but for one of Thark's Talent, that was a minor obstacle.
They are also able to analyze situations, develop a solution that seems improbable or impossible, and make it work usually if not always to the Empire's benefit." "I have had little opportunity to study them," Valla said. "Could you be more specific?" "Easily," Kainor replied. "And Medart is a classic example, so I will use him.
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