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A drastic one, he was sure; Sandemans weren't known for moderation in their reactions, especially to strong stimuli, and this was one of the strongest possible. If he lost the duel, it could easily send them back into combat with the determination to eliminate every trace of the Shapers and their kin. If he won, their reaction was less predictable.
"It doesn't change what you are, how you live, or have any other bad effects; what it does is give you new opportunities." He grinned. "I'm biased, of course have been since I first met Sandemans. I've liked you even when I couldn't identify the reasons, and that grew when I could. Your absolute integrity is one, and it's also one of the most valuable things you've brought to our Empire."
Why don't you two go someplace comfortable and keep getting acquainted while I recuperate? Chavvorth can brief you on the Sandemans as well as I could, James." "Jim's fine sounds good to me. Captain?" "I am agreeable." Chavvorth turned to one of his officers. "Lieutenant Dawson, you have the con."
And the ship's largest contingent was from Leras. Knowing both Sandemans and the unconditional nature of the personal fealty oath, he found it hard to believe his pursuer's identity. What had gone wrong, to turn a Sandeman warrior from thakur-na to renegade assassin? Or . . . had anything?
We don't have any teachers who can give you control of that much power without limiting it the only ones who might even come close are the Sandemans, and they're not likely to want to help an Imperial." "In that case, I'd like the fastest small ship available something on the order of a courier with a volunteer crew, to take me to Sandeman territory.
I'll tape everything I know about them on the way, so you'll have that information whatever happens to me." "What do you plan to do?" "I don't know, exactly," Medart admitted. "That depends a lot on exactly how closely these Sandemans parallel the ones in Alpha Prime and on how they feel about some incidents that took place there.
She watched Arden prepare an injector, her thoughts going to what would be happening to her shortly. She didn't know the details, no, but she was fully aware that it would be at least as painful as the attack and more humiliating, because she cared about the Sandemans' opinions as she hadn't about the attackers'.
That would explain much about them but how could anyone be so stupid?" Medart shrugged. "We don't know. When our Sandemans overthrew their Shapers, almost all the Shaper records were destroyed. My personal opinion is that it was sheer arrogance." "Which they passed along to their creations," Chavvorth said. Medart chuckled.
Sandemans thought a lot more alike than their standard-human cousins; if one was willing to make such a concession, most others would too. And the few that wouldn't immediately would probably change their minds as soon as they saw the benefits of Imperial citizenship. Of course, that still left him with the problem of winning the duel . . .
The doctor hesitated, clearly unwilling to tell her, but honesty was too deeply ingrained in Sandemans for her to avoid it. "They said your thakur's chief representative here had hired them to ambush you, do ... what they did, and worse, then leave you to die of your injuries and exposure." Dana swallowed past the lump that had appeared in her throat.
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