Renegades from the Time War by Gordon Phillips
For Marion W.
Chapter 1: Temporal Equations
The cadets were smartly dressed in their black uniforms, fresh-faced and eager for the class to begin. This was their first day back after the summer break, the start of second year. First year at the Academy had been background and introductory. Now they were ready for the real thing.
Seated behind the long, curving desks that rose in three tiers in the lecture hall, there were only fourteen cadets in all. This made the hall look rather empty.
When a door at the front of the hall opened and a man entered, the cadets rose to their feet and stood at attention. The man was tall and slim, and wore a dark gray uniform that had the same simple cut as those of the cadets. He climbed the podium, walked
