Chapter 174 Blood And Ends

• "How much longer do we have?"
• For a moment Harman looked around the room to find a clock, then remembered he wasn't on Earth anymore with its limits to advanced implant technology. He wondered too why Silver Eagle hadn't consulted his own implant for the answer, then realized there was no schedule for the trip they were about to make. The entire meeting with Magrithe Derichs had been surreal even to thoughts that had become used to the differences between Earth and Lunatic societies.
• The grey-haired woman gave off an air of grace and sharp intelligence from the moment the two had entered her office. They had followed a holographic sphere from the apartment's entry door to her inner sanctum where she stood to greet them. Harman estimated her height to be about two and a half meters with little to denote her age, though her pale green eyes seemed to hold a deep awareness that came only with experience. She was dressed in a lavender tunic and pants that held only a single amethyst brooch as decoration.