Storm Rising
“Why am I doing this? No one is going to pay any attention. His face felt stiff and frozen as he addressed people that were not even looking at him—except for Firesong, Darkwind, and the Valdemaran Heralds, who at least pretended to listen.
I’m doing this because they’re going to overlook the most significant statement in that spy report that Kerowyn read us, that’s why. Jarim has already tried to bury it in rhetoric. “Herald Captain Kerowyn, I believe that you said in your report that the Imper...ial forces seem to be cooperating with and protecting the civilians of the Hardornen city of Shonar, and that the citizens of Shonar do not seem to be under any duress and are, in fact, cooperating with the Imperials. Did I misunderstand that report, or do I grasp the facts correctly?”
“That was the report from one of my operatives, yes,” Kerowyn acknowledged. “Mind you, he got his information on Shonar only at secondhand. None of our operatives have penetrated that far personally.”MoreLess
I’m doing this because they’re going to overlook the most significant statement in that spy report that Kerowyn read us, that’s why. Jarim has already tried to bury it in rhetoric. “Herald Captain Kerowyn, I believe that you said in your report that the Imper...ial forces seem to be cooperating with and protecting the civilians of the Hardornen city of Shonar, and that the citizens of Shonar do not seem to be under any duress and are, in fact, cooperating with the Imperials. Did I misunderstand that report, or do I grasp the facts correctly?”
“That was the report from one of my operatives, yes,” Kerowyn acknowledged. “Mind you, he got his information on Shonar only at secondhand. None of our operatives have penetrated that far personally.”MoreLess
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