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He was probably the only officer in the place who did that, he knew; the others treated the alien general as though he were a criminal. Worse, they treated him as though he were a petty thief or a common pickpocket criminal, yes, but of a definitely inferior type. General Tallis, as always, stood and returned the salute. "Cut mawnik, Cunnel MacMaine," he said.
"Is there anything else you want to know?" Tallis frowned a little, as though he were trying to think of something, but then he closed his eyes and relaxed. "No, Sepastian. Nothing. Do whatever it is you have to do." "Tallis," MacMaine said. Tallis didn't open his eyes, and MacMaine was very glad of that. "Tallis, I want you to know that, in all my life, you were the only friend I ever had."
These were the men of the Permanent Headquarters Staff the military group that controlled, not only the armed forces of Keroth, but the civil government as well. "What's this?" MacMaine hissed in a whispered aside, in English. "Pearr up, my prrotherr," Tallis answered softly, in the same tongue, "all is well."
It empowers me to take command of the Fleet in the event of an emergency, and the decision as to what constitutes an emergency was left up to my discretion. I must admit that this is not the emergency any of us at Headquarters anticipated." Tallis read through the document. "I see that it isn't," he said dryly.
"I love my people," Tallis said grimly. MacMaine was startled for a moment. He'd never thought about it that way. "You're right, Tallis," he said at last. "You're right. We do know. And because I loved the human race, in spite of its stagnation and its spirit of total mediocrity, I did what I had to do."
Behind him, General Tallis was saying, "You've done well, Sepastian. Better than anyone could have really expected. Three battles so far, and every one of them won by a margin far greater than anticipated. Any ideas that anyone may have had that you were not wholly working for the Kerothi cause has certainly been dispelled." "Thanks, Tallis." MacMaine turned to look at the Kerothi officer.
At that distance, it was impossible to tell that Tallis was not what he appeared to be. The guard had been changed while MacMaine was in the prisoner's cell, and he was relying on the lax discipline of the soldiers to get him and Tallis out of the cell block.
There was silence when he had finished. A sliding panel in the wall near the chapel had been pushed back, and the mellow music of Dr. Tallis pealed softly in, giving a sweet and melodious background, scarcely perceived consciously by either of them, and yet probably mellowing and softening their modes of expression during the whole of the interview. "Mr.
He extended his hands and MacMaine took them. A choking sensation constricted the Earthman's throat for a moment, then he got the words out the words he had to say. "Believe me, General Hokotan, there is no need for an apology. No need whatever." "Thank you," said Hokotan. Then he turned and left the room. "All right, Tallis," MacMaine said hurriedly, "let's get moving."
If he had known that such a weapon existed, would he have been fool enough to leave his people? With that secret, they stand a good chance of beating us in less than half the time it took us to wipe out their fleet or, rather, to wipe out as much of it as we did." "They got a new fleet somewhere," said young Loopat, almost to himself. Tallis ignored him.
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