When no one said anything he turned and walked at the closed door that opened before him. His partner on the other side of the door hung back and watched as the guests filed into the room. Jonas was the only one who noticed that as they passed that black armored guard's left side they were all under his assault gauss. Jonas wondered if that was intentional as he passed, with the last two blue security guards.
The Major silently snapped to attention in front of a giant wooden desk, on the thickly carpeted floor. Jonas had never seen carpet except on vid shows before. He was so busy staring at his feet sinking into the floor that he didn't see the silent quartet of Guardsmen setting up along the exterior walls on the crosswise compass points around their procession. He also didn't not
