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. Whatever the Germans are planning, I believe it is very big, even if GovernorVarus won t listen to me.If the scouts watching us wanted to cause trouble,they would have started already, I think.And we re ready for them now. Jane and Gene exchanged an uncomfortable glance but said nothing more.They all rode in silence for a while.The cold wind rose again, and the grayclouds above them darkened.Drizzle began to fall, blowing directly into theirfaces. Perhaps someday I can take you to the coast of Latium, down the Tiber Riverfrom Rome, Marcus said to Jane. It is so much nicer than this on an autumnday.I would like to show it to you. Just as Jane lifted the hood of her cloak and tugged it forward, she heard achorus of yells from the forest.In the same instant, a Roman bugler behindher sounded an alarm.When she looked around, she saw German warriors leapingand running out of the trees toward them, hurling spears and shooting arrows.She recognized the man in the lead as Julius, who had confronted Marcus theprevious day.Jane yanked her reins to move away.At the same time, the Roman patrol movedup to surround her and Gene.Their shields deflected the volley of spears andarrows.Marcus shouted orders she could not understand in all the otheryelling.She fumbled for her lapel pin and switched it on, knowing that none of theRomans or Germans were paying any attention.Before she could speak, a smallfigure, dressed in rags, caught her attention in the trees behind the line ofGermans.MC 3, who was identical to MC 1 and MC 2, was trying to wrestle aspear away from a much larger German warrior. What s wrong? Gene yelled. Doesn t it work? Do you want me to call Hunterinstead? Hunter! She kept her eyes on MC 3. It s Jane! Emergency! Hunter? Yes, Jane. Hunter s voice was calm but authoritative. I am on my way,following your signal.Please explain.And do not disconnect, as I shall needa continuing signal from you in order to find you as quickly as possible. Jane s mount was still prancing in the center of the struggling Romans.Everyone around her was shouting.She yanked on the reins, fighting to keepcontrol. Our group is being attacked by a bunch of German warriors How do the numbers match up on each side? Hunter interrupted. Uh, almost equal.There are more Germans, I think, but not a lot more, andthey don t have horses or armor.But, Hunter MC 3 is with the Germans! I am coming, Hunter said firmly. Keep your pin switched on.You do not needto continue speaking; I have enough noise coming through. Did you get him? Gene shouted.He ducked as an arrow whistled near his head. What did he say? He s coming! Jane leaned down low, not sure of what to do.Between themoving, clashing bodies around them, she could still glimpse MC 3 in thetrees, still trying to interfere with a German warrior. What should we do? Gene was also down low against his horse s neck. Just wait! And hang on! Jane saw MC 3 again and straightened up in hersaddle. MC 3! Stop and move aside! That s an order! MC 3 did not respond.She knew he probably had not heard her voice in theshouting of all the fighting men and the clanging of swords against shields.In any case, he was now responding to the First Law in a feeble attempt tominimize the violence occurring in front of him.A Second Law instructionwould not deter him at the moment.Page 58 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlAround her and Gene, the outnumbered Romans still fought to protect them.Steve was riding double with Vicinius, following Hunter through the forest,when Hunter suddenly whirled around. I need your horse, said Hunter, striding back to them. I must go. Hetapped his shoulder in the same spot where Steve had worn his lapelcommunicator. Uh of course, said Steve, understanding that Hunter had received a call fromJane or Gene. But, maybe we should all go together? No, Steve.I must hurry.You will remain with Vicinius. Hunter reached up totake Steve under his arms; the big robot lifted him to the ground as if hewere a small child.Taking the hint, Vicinius jumped to the ground on his own. Vicinius, said Hunter. I do not have time to explain.But you will protectSteve for me? Of course, said Vicinius, clearly puzzled. Of course. You may follow at your own pace, provided you are very careful.I shallrejoin you as soon as I can. Hunter mounted quickly and rode away through theforest, leaning low to avoid tree branches. I heard nothing, said Vicinius, with a mystified expression on his face. Isaw nothing.What is he doing? I, uh, didn t hear anything, either, said Steve. And I didn t seeanything. Vicinius turned to look him in the eye. Then I ask you, what is he doing?What is so important that he must leave us this way? Well.sometimes Hunter reads omens that the rest of us do not notice. Omens? Yeah, I think so. Steve shrugged. Not real often.But sometimes he just hasto, uh, act on them. Your friend is more than a little strange, said Vicinius. I like him, buthe is quite strange. Come on, said Steve, hoping to change the subject. We can follow him.Let sgo. As Hunter rode through the heavy forest, he radioed MC 3 again.He received noresponse, which did not surprise him.Jane no longer spoke to him directly,but her communicator was still transmitting.He heard the shouts of many men,the whinnying of horses, and the clanging of metal.Before he got close enough to hear the sounds of struggle with his ownhearing, rather than the communication link, the sounds of struggle comingover the radio stopped as well.For several moments, he heard only theclopping of horse s hooves. They re gone, Jane muttered quietly. Gene and I are okay.Right, Gene? Yeah, said Gene, his voice sounding distant in the background. Decurion, Marcus ordered, his voice even fainter. Give me an injuryreport. Hunter could hear the decurion respond, but the signal was now too faint evenfor him to interpret.He was deeply concerned about harm to any humans whowould not have been injured without the presence of his team.For now,however, all he could do was hurry in their direction as fast as he could.Before Hunter drew near the site of the attack, the source of the signal beganto move, as Jane rode away with the patrol.Now that the sounds of battle nolonger covered his voice, he did not dare speak to Jane again, nor could shesay anything to him directly.However, she did continue a stream of small talkwith Gene, which provided him with a clear, strong signal to follow.The Romanpatrol had clearly changed direction; Hunter guessed that they were returningto the main body of Roman legions to avoid further trouble with hostileGermans.Steve and Vicinius hurried after Hunter, but of course they had no chance ofcatching up until he stopped somewhere.When Hunter s tracks began to curve inPage 59 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmla new direction, Steve guessed that Jane and Gene had begun to move, but hehad no idea where they were going.As his determined strides graduallyfaltered from weariness, Steve decided to take a break. Sorry, Vicinius. He stopped near a fallen log. I m not used to this kind ofmountain country.I have to rest for a few minutes. He sat down. Well.of course. Vicinius reluctantly joined him on the log. Not too long,eh? Hunter is still gaining ground on us even while we re walking. All right.Not too long. Steve was sure that either Jane and Gene were introuble or else MC 3 had been found; nothing else would have taken Hunter awaylike that.In either case, the imminent German rebellion might have influencedevents [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. Whatever the Germans are planning, I believe it is very big, even if GovernorVarus won t listen to me.If the scouts watching us wanted to cause trouble,they would have started already, I think.And we re ready for them now. Jane and Gene exchanged an uncomfortable glance but said nothing more.They all rode in silence for a while.The cold wind rose again, and the grayclouds above them darkened.Drizzle began to fall, blowing directly into theirfaces. Perhaps someday I can take you to the coast of Latium, down the Tiber Riverfrom Rome, Marcus said to Jane. It is so much nicer than this on an autumnday.I would like to show it to you. Just as Jane lifted the hood of her cloak and tugged it forward, she heard achorus of yells from the forest.In the same instant, a Roman bugler behindher sounded an alarm.When she looked around, she saw German warriors leapingand running out of the trees toward them, hurling spears and shooting arrows.She recognized the man in the lead as Julius, who had confronted Marcus theprevious day.Jane yanked her reins to move away.At the same time, the Roman patrol movedup to surround her and Gene.Their shields deflected the volley of spears andarrows.Marcus shouted orders she could not understand in all the otheryelling.She fumbled for her lapel pin and switched it on, knowing that none of theRomans or Germans were paying any attention.Before she could speak, a smallfigure, dressed in rags, caught her attention in the trees behind the line ofGermans.MC 3, who was identical to MC 1 and MC 2, was trying to wrestle aspear away from a much larger German warrior. What s wrong? Gene yelled. Doesn t it work? Do you want me to call Hunterinstead? Hunter! She kept her eyes on MC 3. It s Jane! Emergency! Hunter? Yes, Jane. Hunter s voice was calm but authoritative. I am on my way,following your signal.Please explain.And do not disconnect, as I shall needa continuing signal from you in order to find you as quickly as possible. Jane s mount was still prancing in the center of the struggling Romans.Everyone around her was shouting.She yanked on the reins, fighting to keepcontrol. Our group is being attacked by a bunch of German warriors How do the numbers match up on each side? Hunter interrupted. Uh, almost equal.There are more Germans, I think, but not a lot more, andthey don t have horses or armor.But, Hunter MC 3 is with the Germans! I am coming, Hunter said firmly. Keep your pin switched on.You do not needto continue speaking; I have enough noise coming through. Did you get him? Gene shouted.He ducked as an arrow whistled near his head. What did he say? He s coming! Jane leaned down low, not sure of what to do.Between themoving, clashing bodies around them, she could still glimpse MC 3 in thetrees, still trying to interfere with a German warrior. What should we do? Gene was also down low against his horse s neck. Just wait! And hang on! Jane saw MC 3 again and straightened up in hersaddle. MC 3! Stop and move aside! That s an order! MC 3 did not respond.She knew he probably had not heard her voice in theshouting of all the fighting men and the clanging of swords against shields.In any case, he was now responding to the First Law in a feeble attempt tominimize the violence occurring in front of him.A Second Law instructionwould not deter him at the moment.Page 58 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlAround her and Gene, the outnumbered Romans still fought to protect them.Steve was riding double with Vicinius, following Hunter through the forest,when Hunter suddenly whirled around. I need your horse, said Hunter, striding back to them. I must go. Hetapped his shoulder in the same spot where Steve had worn his lapelcommunicator. Uh of course, said Steve, understanding that Hunter had received a call fromJane or Gene. But, maybe we should all go together? No, Steve.I must hurry.You will remain with Vicinius. Hunter reached up totake Steve under his arms; the big robot lifted him to the ground as if hewere a small child.Taking the hint, Vicinius jumped to the ground on his own. Vicinius, said Hunter. I do not have time to explain.But you will protectSteve for me? Of course, said Vicinius, clearly puzzled. Of course. You may follow at your own pace, provided you are very careful.I shallrejoin you as soon as I can. Hunter mounted quickly and rode away through theforest, leaning low to avoid tree branches. I heard nothing, said Vicinius, with a mystified expression on his face. Isaw nothing.What is he doing? I, uh, didn t hear anything, either, said Steve. And I didn t seeanything. Vicinius turned to look him in the eye. Then I ask you, what is he doing?What is so important that he must leave us this way? Well.sometimes Hunter reads omens that the rest of us do not notice. Omens? Yeah, I think so. Steve shrugged. Not real often.But sometimes he just hasto, uh, act on them. Your friend is more than a little strange, said Vicinius. I like him, buthe is quite strange. Come on, said Steve, hoping to change the subject. We can follow him.Let sgo. As Hunter rode through the heavy forest, he radioed MC 3 again.He received noresponse, which did not surprise him.Jane no longer spoke to him directly,but her communicator was still transmitting.He heard the shouts of many men,the whinnying of horses, and the clanging of metal.Before he got close enough to hear the sounds of struggle with his ownhearing, rather than the communication link, the sounds of struggle comingover the radio stopped as well.For several moments, he heard only theclopping of horse s hooves. They re gone, Jane muttered quietly. Gene and I are okay.Right, Gene? Yeah, said Gene, his voice sounding distant in the background. Decurion, Marcus ordered, his voice even fainter. Give me an injuryreport. Hunter could hear the decurion respond, but the signal was now too faint evenfor him to interpret.He was deeply concerned about harm to any humans whowould not have been injured without the presence of his team.For now,however, all he could do was hurry in their direction as fast as he could.Before Hunter drew near the site of the attack, the source of the signal beganto move, as Jane rode away with the patrol.Now that the sounds of battle nolonger covered his voice, he did not dare speak to Jane again, nor could shesay anything to him directly.However, she did continue a stream of small talkwith Gene, which provided him with a clear, strong signal to follow.The Romanpatrol had clearly changed direction; Hunter guessed that they were returningto the main body of Roman legions to avoid further trouble with hostileGermans.Steve and Vicinius hurried after Hunter, but of course they had no chance ofcatching up until he stopped somewhere.When Hunter s tracks began to curve inPage 59 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmla new direction, Steve guessed that Jane and Gene had begun to move, but hehad no idea where they were going.As his determined strides graduallyfaltered from weariness, Steve decided to take a break. Sorry, Vicinius. He stopped near a fallen log. I m not used to this kind ofmountain country.I have to rest for a few minutes. He sat down. Well.of course. Vicinius reluctantly joined him on the log. Not too long,eh? Hunter is still gaining ground on us even while we re walking. All right.Not too long. Steve was sure that either Jane and Gene were introuble or else MC 3 had been found; nothing else would have taken Hunter awaylike that.In either case, the imminent German rebellion might have influencedevents [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]