Echo of War (2014)
“Cahil and Oliver were waiting. A pile of clothes lay on the bed; on the floor were four shopping bags, three from a local hardware store, one from an auto parts store. Briggs could see a length of radiator hose jutting from one of the bags.
“The clothes are secondhand,” Cahil said. “All local and well worn. Except mine; I’ll be the best dressed sicherheitsbeamte in town.”
“Been practicing again, I see. What about the hardware?”
“Not as good as guns, but I think I can come up with so...mething.”
Tanner nodded. Improvised weapons would have to do. Besides, he reminded himself, if they found themselves in a firefight with Svetic’s men, they would have already lost. Amelia Root would be the first casualty.
Oliver cleared his throat. “I have a question.”
Tanner turned to him. “Yes?”
“What’s my part in this circus and how many years in prison will it cost me?”MoreLess
“The clothes are secondhand,” Cahil said. “All local and well worn. Except mine; I’ll be the best dressed sicherheitsbeamte in town.”
“Been practicing again, I see. What about the hardware?”
“Not as good as guns, but I think I can come up with so...mething.”
Tanner nodded. Improvised weapons would have to do. Besides, he reminded himself, if they found themselves in a firefight with Svetic’s men, they would have already lost. Amelia Root would be the first casualty.
Oliver cleared his throat. “I have a question.”
Tanner turned to him. “Yes?”
“What’s my part in this circus and how many years in prison will it cost me?”MoreLess
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