He said it all so calmly. Then, taking several steps back, he drew himself up to his not inconsiderable height, saluted and bellowed “For Frisia” His words were echoed by the fifty officers, their voices reverberating around the Atrium like a strange musical chord. Field General Holliston turned and saluted them all, his self-satisfied, flabby face almost as cold as the High Inquisitor's. They returned the saluted. Then he barked
“Dismissed,” and they marched out of the Atrium in the direction of Sector A.
Josephine's heart was thumping so hard she was surprised it was not attracting attention. She knew William's picture would be on the wall, although it wasn't in its usual spot. The relevant pictures had been displayed in a cluster on the wall opposite their normal positions, the advent
