He wondered idly why they used such an archaic weight measurement system for their gold coin. It was just stupid: 'ounces' and 'pounds' made no sense. Using 'sixteens' instead of easy to manage tens in metric was so asinine.
He heard people approaching and pulled his pistol out from under his pillow while standing to face the open doors with his hands braced casually behind his back to conceal the drawn pistol.
He waited.
Two nondescript fellows accompanied Moreno, "Sir, these Gentlemen accepted and passed your challenge and password sequence. Is there anything you need from me? Or do you need to be undisturbed?"
"No, Number Three," Kazimir decided to keep his security procedures in place in front of the foreign intelligence operatives he was treating with for the moment. "These g
