“Well how can you. You haven’t answered my question.”
“I don’t know. I don’t really want to think about this right now. I’ve just been responsible for killing two senior allied officers, Ivan’s in the middle of shit fight on Krinkuln and I haven’t heard back from Meg in Lenxl. These are real immediate issues for which I have responsibility and you want me to devote precious down time to considering the fanciful notion of running for political office.”
Rihan raised herself up onto her elbow and turned on her bedside light.
“Oh not now honey. I’m tired” pleaded Dave.
“I’m sorry. I can’t sleep until I know. This will be a complete change in our lives and it’s not just any political office. It’s the highest there is within the Federation. Come on Dave you must have a view on whether you want to or not. Even if it’s just a gut feeling.”
“You’re not going to let up are you?” Rihan shook her head. So Dave grabbed one of the pillows and put it behind him so that he was now sitting up in bed. Rihan did likewise and looked at him expectantly. “You’re enjoying this aren’t you?”
“Well it’s not every day something like this comes your way.”
“True. I suppose… yes I’m interested. I’ve always had an interest in the big political issues” said Dave. Rihan nodded. “But there so much crap that comes with the politics. There’s all the media; nothings private; half the people hate you…”
“And the other half love you” interjected Rihan.
“Maybe, if you’re lucky. It never lasts anyway. There are things I would like to change…you know the things we’ve discussed.” Rihan nodded again. “But who’s to say that I could actually be effective in implementing those. I don’t know. I’d be a relative novice.”
“You could be the ‘breathe of fresh air’ the system needs Dave. I think you should go for it.”
“You do? I thought you’d be dead against it.”
Rihan smiled triumphantly. “It’s nice to know that I can still surprise you.”
“But what about starting a family?”
“Oh you won’t get out of that responsibility. I won’t be the first, First Lady to be pregnant. No, I think you should go for it. When does Charles expect an answer?”
“End of February.”
“Right then we’ve got some time to think about all the conditions we’ll insist on before we accept.”
“Ah, so we’ll be accepting, will we?” asked Dave emphasising the ‘we’ll’.
“Of course. We’re partners right?”
“Hum” chuckled Dave. Then a more serious expression came across his face. “We do need time to consider this. There’s probably a ton of factors we haven’t touched on and they may preclude acceptance.”
“Fair enough” said Rihan and she leaned over and gave a Dave a peck on his cheek. “I’m good now” she added and tossed the extra pillow and turned the light out.
“Well I’m glad that’s resolved to your satisfaction maam” said Dave as he too tossed his extra pillow. He cuddled into her back and fell almost instantly to sleep.
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Table of Contents
Part 1 Call to Arms
Chapter 1. Resolute over Q2, 2340, 6 September 2513
Chapter 2. Kiev in warp to Q2 1200, 6 September
Chapter 3. Cornacopia to Polaris 1345, 6 September
Chapter 4. Kiev to Q2 1500, 6 September
Chapter 5. Cornucopia to Polaris 0400, 7 September
Chapter 6. Resolute over Q2 0610, 7 September
Chapter 7. Kiev to Q2 2100, 7 September
Chapter 8. Phantom over Cheklin 0400, 8 September
Chapter 9. LZ Alpha Cheklin 0510, 8 September
Chapter 10. Neeblo 0600, 8 September
Chapter 11. Cornucopia to Polaris 0730, 8 September
Chapter 12. Kiev to Q2 0800, 8 September
Chapter 13. Slidwon, Istridium 0830, 8 September
Chapter 14. Neeblo 0900, 8 September
Chapter 15. Phantom over Cheklin 1600, 8 September
Chapter 16. Neeblo 1615, 8 September
Chapter 17. Cornucopia 0700, 9 September
Chapter 18. Intikrus, Raidom 0900, 10 September
Chapter 19. Resolute over Q2 0930, 10 September
Chapter 20. Cornucopia to Polaris 0945, 10 September
Chapter 21. Washington DC 1000, 10 September
Chapter 22. Intikrus 1500, 10 September
Chapter 23. Resolute over Q2 2100, 10 September
Chapter 24. Cornucopia to Polaris 0815, 11 September
Chapter 25. IRS Batlasan to Qwantum 1100, 11 September
Chapter 26. Resolute over Q2 1600, 11 September
Chapter 27. Resolute over Q2 0630, 12 September
Chapter 28. Aspliar over Nilsun2 0800, 12 September
Chapter 29. Cornucopia to Polaris 0815, 12 September
Chapter 30. Neeblo, Cheklin 0900, 12 September
Chapter 31. Resolute over Q2 0930, 12 September
Chapter 32. Slidwon 1430, 12 September
Chapter 33. Slidwon 1630, 12 September
Chapter 34. Cornucopia 0815, 13 September
Chapter 35. Washington DC 0915, 13 September
Chapter 36. Slidwon 1600, 13 September
Chapter 37. Intikrus 1700, 13 September
Chapter 38. Neeblo 2000, 13 September
Chapter 39. Phantom over Cheklin 0520, 14 September
Chapter 40. Hopper to Neeblo 0530, 14 September
Chapter 41. Neeblo 0600, 14 September
Chapter 42. IRS Venlin over Cheklin 0630, 14 September
Chapter 43. Slidwon 0700, 14 September
Chapter 44. Cornucopia to Polaris 0815, 14 September
Chapter 45. Lewista 0930, 14 September
Chapter 46. Neeblo 1000, 14 September
Chapter 47. Neeblo 1500, 14 September
Chapter 48. Neeblo 0630, 15 September
Chapter 49. Cornucopia to Polaris 0815, 15 September
Chapter 50. Neeblo 1100, 15 September
Chapter 51. Washington DC 1500, 15 September
Chapter 52. Neeblo 1830, 15 September
Chapter 53. Phantom over Cheklin 2000, 15 September
Part 2 Close Encounters
Chapter 1. Batlasan in Sturam 2400, 15 September
Chapter 2. Neeblo 0005, 16 September
Chapter 3. Phantom over Cheklin 0015, 16 September
Chapter 4. Batlasan in Sturum 0105, 16 September
Chapter 5. Neeblo 0106, 16 September
Chapter 6. Batlasan to Cheklin 0115, 16 September
Chapter 7. Neeblo 0120, 16 September
Chapter 8. Batlasan to Cheklin 0145, 16 September
Chapter 9. Dogon over Cheklin 0147, 16 September
Chapter 10. Venlin over Cheklin 0148, 16 September
Chapter 11. Batlasan to Cheklin 0149, 16 September
Chapter 12. Dogon over Cheklin 0151, 16 September
Chapter 13. Batlasan over Checklin 0153, 16 September
Chapter 14. Neeblo 0157, 16 September
Chapter 15. Batlasan over Cheklin 0159, 16 September
Chapter 16. Neeblo 0207, 16 September
Chapter 17. Batlasan over Cheklin 0208, 16 September.
Chapter 18. Neeblo 0209, 16 September
Chapter 19. Neeblo 0410, 16 September
Chapter 20. Batlasan 0630, 16 September
Chapter 21. Neeblo 0730, 16 September
Chapter 22. Neeblo 0925, 16 September
Chapter 23. Batlasan over Cheklin 0930
Chapter 24. Neeblo 0932, 16 September
Chapter 25. Batlasan over Cheklin 0954, 16 September
Chapter 26. Neeblo 1000, 16 September
Chapter 27. Batlasan over Cheklin, 1000, 16 September
Chapter 28. IRS Eltekin to Chekl
in 1005, 16 September
Chapter 29. Neeblo 1010, 16 September
Chapter 30. Batlasan 1205, 16 September
Chapter 31. Neeblo 1300, 16 September
Chapter 32. Neeblo 1400, 16 September
Part 3 Resurgence
Chapter 1. Cornucopia to Polaris 1500, 16 September
Chapter 2. Resolute over Q2, 1900, 16 September
Chapter 3. Cornucopia to Polaris 0300, 17 September
Chapter 4. Lewista 1100, 17 September
Chapter 5. Slidwon 1200, 17 September
Chapter 6. Neeblo 1630, 17 September
Chapter 7. Orina, Istridium 0300, 18 September
Chapter 8. Eltekin to Istridium 1030, 19 September
Chapter 9. Resolute over Cheklin 0900, 21 September
Chapter 10. Resolute over Cheklin 1335, 21 September
Chapter 11. Neeblo 1336, 21 September
Chapter 12. Resolute over Cheklin 1338, 21 September
Chapter 13. RCS Rogintinam over Cheklin 1340, 21 September
Chapter 14. Phantom over Cheklin 1341, 21 September
Chapter 15. Raptor over Cheklin 1343, 21 September
Chapter 16. Neeblo 1346, 21 September
Chapter 17. Mintoslum Facility 1415, 21 September
Chapter 18. Resolute 1430, 21 September
Chapter 19. Neeblo 1440, 21 September
Chapter 20. Mintoslum Facility 1445, 21 September
Chapter 21. Rogintinam over Cheklin 1500, 21 September
Chapter 22. Resolute over Cheklin 1510, 21 September
Chapter 23. Neeblo 1530, 21 September
Chapter 24. Rogintinam over Cheklin 1535, 21 September
Chapter 25. West of Mintoslum Facility 1558, 21 September
Chapter 26. Rowisus 1600, 21 September
Chapter 27. Neeblo 1605, 21 September
Chapter 28. Resolute 1610, 21 September
Chapter 29. Rogintinam 1620, 21 September
Chapter 30. Lewista 1630, 21 September
Chapter 31. Resolute over Checklin 1640, 21 September
Chapter 32. Lima Bravo 1 over Cheklin 1645, 21 September
Chapter 33. Lewista 1650, 21 September
Part 4 The Cauldron
Chapter 1. Lewista 1700, 21 September
Chapter 2. Lewista 1830, 21 September
Chapter 3. Lewista 1840, 21 September
Chapter 4. Resolute over Checklin 1850, 21 September
Chapter 5. Lewista 1900, 21 September
Chapter 6. Neeblo 1910, 21 September
Chapter 7. Lewista 1915, 21 September
Chapter 8. Lewista 1920, 21 September
Chapter 9. Lewista 1940, 21 September
Chapter 10. Whiskey 7 over Lewista 1950, 21 September
Chapter 11. Lewista 1955, 21 September
Chapter 12. Lewista 2030, 21 September
Chapter 13. Lewista 2130, 21 September
Chapter 14. Resolute over Checklin 2300, 21 September
Chapter 15. Eltikin to Raidom 2345, 21 September
Chapter 16. Slidwon 0200, 22 September
Chapter 17. Resolute over Checklin 0800, 22 September
Chapter 18. Neeblo 1000, 22 September
Chapter 19. Mintoslum Facility 1600, 22 September
Chapter 20. Resolute over Checklin 2300, 22 September
Part 5 Replenishment
Chapter 1. Resolute over Cheklin 0700, 23 September
Chapter 2. Slidwon 0800, 23 September
Chapter 3. Cornucopia 0815, 23 September
Chapter 4. Resolute over Cheklin 0830, 23 September
Chapter 5. Eltikin to Cheklin 0900, 23 September
Chapter 6. Washington DC 1000, 23 September
Chapter 7. Resolute over Cheklin 1400, 23 September
Chapter 8. Eltikin over Cheklin 1545, 23 September
Chapter 9. Slidwon 1600, 23 September
Chapter 10. Neeblo 1700, 23 September
Chapter 11. Whiskey 1 over Cheklin 2110, 23 September
Chapter 12. Resolute to Q2 2300, 23 September
Chapter 13. Slidwon 2200, 25 September
Chapter 14. Slidwon 1400, 27 September
Chapter 15. Resolute over Q2 0930, 29 September
Chapter 16. Kiev over Q2 0950, 29 September
Chapter 17. Washington DC 1050, 29 September
Chapter 18. Resolute over Q2 1500, 29 September
Chapter 19. Kiev over Q2, 1730, 29 September
Chapter 20. Resolute over Q2 2100, 29 September
Chapter 21. Spectre over Istridium 2205, 29 September
Chapter 22. Orina 0110, 30 September
Chapter 23. Whiskey 1 to Pesminitar 1130, 30 September
Chapter 24. Karabaltus, Istridium 1940, 30 September
Chapter 25. Pesminitar (Q2) 0710, 1 October
Chapter 26. Orina 1000, 1 October
Chapter 27. Mt Pesminitar 1600, 1 October
Chapter 28. Neeblo 0900, 2 October
Chapter 29. Festina (Q2) 1720, 2 October
Chapter 30. Slidwon 1950, 2 October
Chapter 31. Orina 2230, 2 October
Chapter 32. Pesminitar 0645, 2 October
Chapter 33. Orina 1000, 3 October
Chapter 34. Slidwon 1100, 3 October
Chapter 35. Orina 1200, 3 October
Chapter 36. Slidwon 1210, 3 October
Chapter 37. Mt Pesminitar 1900, 3 October
Chapter 38. Neeblo 1200, 4 October
Chapter 39. Resolute over Q2 2100, 4 October
Chapter 40. Kiev over Q2 0720, 5 October
Chapter 41. Whiskey 1 over Q2 0830, 5 October
Chapter 42. Audacity over Q2 1400, 5 October
Chapter 43. Kiev over Q2, 1830, 5 October
Chapter 44. Audacity over Q2 0630, 6 October
Chapter 45. Audacity over Q2 0740, 6 October
Chapter 46. Audacity over Q2 1100, 6 October
Chapter 47. Slidwon 1400, 6 October
Chapter 48. Neeblo 1710, 6 October
Chapter 49. Audacity over Q2 1800, 6 October
Chapter 50. Audacity over Q2 2130, 6 October
Chapter 51. Audacity over Q2 1000, 7 October
Chapter 52. Kiev over Q2 1630, 8 October
Chapter 53. Audacity over Q2 0815, 9 October
Part 6 Back into the Fray
Chapter 1. Slidwon 1530, 9 October
Chapter 2. Kiev over Q2 1000, 10 October
Chapter 3. Neeblo 0620, 12 October
Chapter 4. Audacity over Q2 0530, 17 October
Chapter 5. Audacity to Cheylista 0645, 19 October
Chapter 6. Audacity to Cheylista 1515, 21 October
Chapter 7. Kiev over Q2 1100, 22 October
Chapter 8. Audacity over Cheylista 1500, 27 October
Chapter 9. Audacity over Slenthsl 2150, 28 October
Chapter 10. Audacity over Slenthsl 0000, 29 October
Chapter 11. Whiskey 3 to Slenthsl 0030, 29 October
Chapter 12. Audacity over Slenthsl 0228, 29 October
Chapter 13. Whiskey 7 over Slenthsl 1640, 1 November
Chapter 14. Slidwon 0850, 3 November
Chapter 15. Audacity to Slenthsl 1030, 7 November
Chapter 16. Audacity over Slenthsl 1440, 8 November
Chapter 17. Audacity over Slenthsl 0940, 10 November
Chapter 18. Audacity over Slenthsl 1000, 10 November
Before You Go
Acknowledgements
Book 7 of Warner’s World
Warnerpedia
Part 1 Trust
Chapter 1. Nova Vista 0830, 14 November 2513
Chapter 2. Slidwon 1330, 14 November
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