26 Subterfuge ReignsDaniels entered the Eurostate conference room and took his seat, inwardly anxious. This time the lighting was less sultry than before, when he had met with the Colonel and McGeady. Around the table sat the most powerful men in the Eurostate, with the obvious exception of the Colonel and the spotlight of pressure shone directly upon Daniels. Seated opposite was President Wells; to his left, General Cohen, who commanded the regular army that was more conditioned to sitting in its barracks than actual combat. Next to the General was Air Chief Caulfman, another ethnically mixed breed. Finally, to the right of Daniels sat Admiral Riedler, the only one of the three to have a archetypal Aryan profile. The three military men were in their sixties thanks to their extended biolo
