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Deathstalker 07 - Deathstalker Return

Deathstalker 07 - Deathstalker Return

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Autoren: Simon R. Green
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held at the House of Parliament, but unfortunately it seemed the treacherous MPs had burnt it down in their attempts to evade justice.
    That was all the advance news there was, but since there was still lots of time left to fill before the trial started, the news channels filled the air with comment and opinion. Most of it to do with whetherDouglas was guilty or extremely guilty. Nina Malapert kept one eye on the small viewscreen in her rented room, while she and Stuart Lennox prepared for their unexpected part in the trial of King Douglas.
    Nina and Stuart were still hiding out in the Rookery, though their funds only stretched to cover a single room now. Nina let Stuart sleep in the single narrow bed while she slept on the floor, because he still looked so frail a good gust of wind might blow him away. But there was no doubt he was looking better.
    There was color in his cheeks and fire in his eyes as he sat on the edge of the bed, polishing his sword blade. Nina finished tucking a last few useful items into her backpack, and smiled brightly at Stuart.
    "All ready, sweetie? Super! I am so looking forward to this. It's a good day for someone else to die."
    Stuart fixed her with a mildly sardonic gaze. "Am I to take it that you're finally ready to share your great plan with me? Considering that the trial is due to start in just under six hours, it had better be a bloody good plan."
    "Keep it simple and nothing can go wrong," said Nina.
    "King Douglas will be surrounded by every defense Finn has," Stuart said heavily. "There will be guards inside and outside the court, all of them with energy weapons. There will be tanglewebs, sleepgas and force shields ready to use; and quite possibly landmines if you stray off the official path. How are we even going to get toDouglas , let alone free him?"
    Nina smiled dazzlingly. "I thought we'd steal a ship, fly over the palace, and then smash it through the stained-glass windows in the ceiling of the court."
    "Hundreds of people would be killed and injured!"
    "No one we care about will be there."
    "We could be killed or injured!"
    "Relax; I'm a demon pilot."
    Stuart smiled slowly. "You're crazy. I like that in a partner. Let's go steal a ship."
    The trial took place in theImperial Court , right on time. King Finn sat on the great throne on its raised dais, whileDouglas stood in a specially constructed dock, weighed down with chains. He kept his back straight and his head high, and refused to even look at Finn. Finn found that amusing. Anne sat on a second throne, beside Finn, and didn't look at either of them. The same guests were present as had attended Finn's Coronation, only this time there were even more armed guards, just in case. The Church Militant and Pure Humanity fanatics had booed lustily asDouglas was brought in, but he ignored them all with regal disdain. Some of them threw things atDouglas . No one tried to stop them.Douglas proceeded into the waiting dock with kingly dignity, and a few were actually shamed into silence by his composure.Douglas looked out over the court that had once been his, and felt only sorrow at how far it had fallen.
    Finn waited till all the news cameras were in position, and all the security measures confirmed, and then he signaled for silence. The muttering audience immediately shut up. Finn looked atDouglas in the dock, and smiled contentedly. "Well, here we are again, old friend. Quite different from the last time we were here together, at your Coronation."
    "It was a Golden Age, then," saidDouglas . "And look what you've done to it. And all because I wouldn't make you my Champion. You always were a petty little shit, Finn."
    There was a stunned silence in the court. No one talked like that to King Finn. Everyone looked at him to see what he would do. Finn considered for a while, and then nodded to the half dozen guards surrounding the dock.
    "TakeDouglas out onto the floor of this court. Hold him before my throne. And beat some manners into
    him."
    The six guards draggedDouglas out of the dock and onto the floor of the court.Douglas fought and struggled all the way and the guards beat him unmercifully for it. The sound of the blows carried clearly in the quiet hall. Some of the audience looked away, rather than watchDouglas 's blood splash across the floor of the court. Finn watched it all with a calm, benign smile. Anne had her eyes shut tight. And the hovering remote cameras broadcast it all live. Including the moment when one of the

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