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Wages of Justice
All rights reserved © 2002 Kate Saundby
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entirely coincidental.
ISBN: 1-894841-01-8
First Edition eBook Publishing May 8, 2002
THE WAGES OF JUSTICE
By Kate Saundby
Subtitle:The Archons of Nublis
Volume 1 of the Nublis Series
Book1 of the Wages Trilogy
Dedication: To Herman and Barbara, and my paternal grandfather.
Many thanks to Piers Anthony, Ellen Larson, Jamie Engle and Steve Lazarowitz, Tom
Ventimiglia, my son Nick for his beautiful artwork and my son Dever for his knowledge, Leslie
Cholowsky, all the guys on Crmoneytalks, (you know who you are), and last but not least, all my
loyal readers.
Prologue
"All rise for His Grace, the Archon!"
In total blackness and not sure which way to face, Cassius signed, "Where are you?"
Finally came the Major Domo's reassuring touch. As the Major Domo guided Cassius' gloved hands
toward the silver hammer and the golden knife that were the symbols of his office, the voice sounded
again. "Be seated! The Archon's court is now in session!"
The movements and breathing of those already present and the snick of the lock on the witness room
door were the only sounds he heard. A whisper, instantly hushed, was followed by a faint click from a
guard's weapon. He'd evidently turned to frown in the direction of the offender.
Blindfolded as always when he presided over the court, Cassius saw the prosecutor and advocate for the
accused in his mind's eye. They'd be waiting nervously at their respective tables, and behind them, two
rows of spectators, knowing better than to cough or even fidget. At the rear of the lofty oak-paneled
courtroom, a pair of motionless blue-armored sentinels maintained order and guarded the immense
brass-plated doors.
The scent of fear polluting the already breathless air just below his throne could only be the defendant's.
Understandable,reflected Cassius. His demeanor had to be terrifying at the best of times. This was not
the best of times.
When he saw the faceless apparition loom above him on the Archon's throne, the knees of the accused
turned to water. The printed guidelines given him by his advocate rustled in his sweaty hands and nothing
in his twenty-seven years had prepared him for this.
With his entire face and head concealed by a close-fitting silken mask and clad in plain gray robes of
some soft wool material, the Archon must have been close to eight feet tall. When he moved his hands to
sign to his scarlet-robed Major Domo, the massive emerald on his gloved left forefinger seemed to emit
an eerie light of its own.
On that fateful night, while they were all still drinking in the tavern, Damon Veniston's companions had
described Nublis' mysterious Archon as a living lie detector. He'd just laughed and dismissed their
gibbering as empty bar talk. Then he'd noticed the girl in the corner and, attracted by her quiet good
looks, had instantly homed in on her. They'd left the tavern together and the rest was history.
Now, alone in the arena and dependent on this anonymous judge's fabled instinct for the truth, his friends'
warnings didn't seem quite so funny.
What if they were right?
Damon pulled himself together. Behind the forbidding mask and all that folderol breathed an ordinary
man. As for his supposed super-hearing, that was a laugh. A superstitious Nublian might fall for such
theatrics but he was hardly that. Damon hadn't been raised by the most successful jurist in the
InterPlanetary Synod for nothing, and he could recognize a number when he saw one.
When that old fussbudget of an advocate told him he'd have to do all his own talking in court, the young
man just grinned. He'd weaseled his way out of tighter spots than this, although right now, he couldn't
think of a single one. His gift of gab and natural charm had never failed him yet, and in the unlikely event
he was convicted, what were these people going to do to him anyway? His father was the
InterPlanetary's Synod's Chief Justice and if push came to shove, Dad would just have to buy him out of
it again. With his money and connections, Augustus Veniston could find anyone's price and the
nonentities in charge of this piddling little backwater planet would be no exception. Take that
weasel-faced prosecutor for instance, in his threadbare robe and down-at-heel shoes. The man looked
as if he'd never had a decent haircut or two extra cents to rub together and this so-called advocate they'd
given him was a joke. By his own admission, the man didn't even know what a plea bargain was, and
when Damon asked how much he was going to charge, the old goat looked blank.
So he'd squeezed the bitch's throat a little too hard. Big deal! She'd only been a streetwalker and
around this city, such whores were a dime a dozen. All he had to do now was convince this Archon, or
judge or whatever he was, that it had been a regrettable accident. Of course, he'd have to say it with a
convincing break in his voice. Hell, he might even manage a tear. Ah, now he had it! The woman's
heart had been weak. Had he known, he would never have gotten so rough with her, but she hadn't told
him. She'd done just the opposite and actually egged him on. He was an innocent babe in the woods and
all the kinky suggestions had come from her.
Damon stopped for a moment, rehearsing his new defense and trying it on for size. It might just work.
The way he'd tell it, that little prostitute been so hot for his money she'd have done just about anything.
Actually, it hadn't been that way at all. But who was to know? The girl was safely dead, and he could
slant his story any way he wanted.
Her eyes wide with fear, she'd actually ordered him to leave. "I've changed my mind," she'd said.
Turned on by her resistance, he'd just laughed. "Well, I haven't!" Then he'd proceeded to show her who
was boss. While she fought like a wildcat, it was only when she bit him that he really saw red. The nerve
of her! She'd drawn blood too! He was perfectly justified in doing what he did next, but he'd no more
intended to kill her than he had any of the others. All he wanted was to teach her a lesson. She resisted
and he'd squeezed a little too hard.
Fortunately, they'd been alone. The four walls in her tacky little house weren't going to talk and now it
was just his word about the rough sex. That was the way it had always gone before and who was going
to contradict him now? Certainly not a dead whore.
The more Damon considered his argument the better he liked it and now he was sure he could make the
sale. But in the unlikely event this masked judge didn't buy his story, there'd still be plenty of time to
straighten things out. Wouldn't there?
True, they'd brought him to trial much faster than he'd expected. In a matter of days, to be precise.
Anywhere else, there'd have been the usual months of preparation, endless press coverage, and an
inevitable public airing of the victim's dirty linen. With his baby face and disingenuous manner, he'd have
garnered plenty of public sympathy for being led astray by a loose woman. Especially when he lowered
his curly blond head and promised tearfully, with all the sincerity he could muster, to mend his wandering
ways. But when he'd suggested that, the stupid advocate hadn't seemed to understand.
Damon's boyish features and gentle manner had served him well in the past and his angelic appearance
had swayed more than one verdict in his favor. But on Nublis, it seemed they took the concept of blind
justice literally. The advocate told him the Archon had no idea who he was and wouldn't even be able to
see his face. Damon had been hoping to make an impression with his innocent demeanor and good
looks, and that had been a blow.
Now he'd come up with a decent defense, he felt more confident. He looked toward his advocate for
reassurance but the man's expression was grim. As the arresting officer came forward to testify, Damon
cleared his throat. He checked the instructions on the sheet and prepared for his first question.
On the throne above Damon, the Archon leaned forward slightly. As the afternoon wore on and he
listened to the accused's pleasant tenor voice reel off one lie after another about the woman he'd killed, a
blackness descended on Cassius' spirit. Whoever he was, the man was not a native Nublian, though he
spoke the language well. To distract himself from his depression, Cassius tried to place the accent.
Andromedan perhaps? No. That planet's language was much too harsh. With those soft syllables and
inflections, he had to have come from much further out.
Then he had it. Aretz, of course. In pre-colonization days, the beautiful blue planet had been known as
Terra or Earth. Even now in the Fifth Millennium, the natives still called the place by its old name. A
fabled citadel of learning and the cradle of modern civilization, Aretz lay a full week's journey from Nublis
in the Alpha Centauri system. In addition to the finest medical and law schools in the universe, Aretz's
ancient capital, Parisia, was home to the InterPlanetary Synod's Assembly as well as its High Courts.
The Trade League, an all-powerful private intergalactic association of wealthy merchants and shippers,
also had its headquarters there
When they'd been in their twenties, Cassius and his brother Julian had spent some of their happiest days
as law students in Parisia. Like the ImperialPrinces they were, rich, arrogant and heedless, they'd lived
life to the fullest, expecting those golden days to last forever. One day, they'd ended, in the blink of an
eye.
As the newly designated Archon, Cassius' first official duty had been to preside over his own funeral.
When Julian attempted to give his brother's eulogy and then broke down, he'd had no way of knowing
that the very one he mourned so bitterly stood less than six feet away from him. With his face hidden
behind the Archon's silken mask and forbidden to speak, Cassius had matched every tear with one of his
own, and to this day, his brother had no idea he still lived.
Unless this accused Aretzan managed to come up with a miracle, he'd become a ghost soon enough, and
pitying the prisoner's hapless advocate, Cassius imagined the smile on the prosecutor's face.
When the trial ended four hours later, Damon simply stood there numb. The Archon ordered his
shackles removed and he was conducted to a stone-walled room far larger than the cell he'd been in
before. The amenities included a polished wooden table, a pair of matching chairs, an interactive
viewscreen, a rug on the floor and a full bathroom. And the window was a real window, albeit barred.
As soon as they were alone, Damon took the advocate by the shoulders. "He can't just condemn me like
that! What do you mean, there's no appeal? There has to be!"
The old man gently disengaged himself. "As I've been trying to explain, this is Nublis. Here the
punishment is matched to the crime and what you heard is what shall happen. Now, is there anything I
can get for you?"
"My father—“
"Left Aretz a week ago. He should be here first thing in the morning."
Damon shivered with relief. Whoof! Talk about a wake-up call! His drinking buddies had been right.
These people didn't screw around.
When the Archon handed down that ridiculous sentence, he'd almost lost it, but not quite. Knowing his
father, the wheels must already be in motion. As the Synod's Chief Justice, Augustus Veniston's calls
were always returned. If his ship was anywhere within calling range, he was probably straightening out
the Nublian Emperor and his masked judge right now. One of his hired flunkies should be turning up
anytime to hold Damon's hand, and by noon tomorrow, they should be on their way home.
Anticipating the verbal flaying he was about to get, the young man winced. This time, he resolved he
would neither defend himself nor argue. Having honestly learned his lesson, he'd swallow whatever the
old man chose to dish out. He'd even marry that whey-faced debutante his Ma was so taken with if
that's what it took to make up for all the times he'd hassled them. After that, he would meekly put his
nose to the family grindstone and never ever go near those fleshpots again.
Well, almost never, but next time, he'd be a damn sight more careful.
It sure as hell wouldn't be on Nublis again. No matter what kind of a deal Dad worked out, the Nublians
would be throwing him off this planet for good, which was perfectly all right with Damon. If he never
saw this miserable backwater again it would be too soon.
Seeing the poor old advocate was taking the Archon's verdict so hard, he decided to be gracious. As he
set his battered briefcase on the table, the man's thin hands were shaking and his red-rimmed eyes
looked sadder than a hound dog's. One thing about him and the prosecutor puzzled Damon.
Everywhere else in the Synod, the lawyers were rich. Here on Nublis, they seemed to be poor and he
wondered why.
Flashing his perfect teeth, he favored the pitiful creature with his most winning smile. "I know you did
your best, sir, and I appreciate your concern. Tell me, do they have anything decent to eat in this joint?"
The graybeard's relief was almost pitiful. "You're certainly taking this better than I'd expected. The
commissary's food is excellent, and they're open around the clock. Order anything you like. If they don't
have it on hand, they'll get it for you. After all, it is going to be your last meal."
Even though he was certain that last remark would prove to be untrue, Damon couldn't quite shake his
unease. Out of sheer mischief, he decided to test the man's patience. After reflecting for a minute, he
proceeded to reel off a lengthy list of the most outrageous, expensive and exotic delicacies he could think
of. Including honey marinated roast duck, sweet scallops from Seira's southern oceans, purple Kestor
root in ginger sauce, the tiny pickled fish of Lodebar and a large bowl of authentic Illyrian sheepherder
stew.
As he'd hoped, the advocate blanched slightly. "Well, er, some of that's a little unusual. Let me see what
I can do."
Damon hid his smile with difficulty. "Take your time. The night's still young and I sure as hell ain't goin'
anywhere."
Somewhat to his surprise, he got everything he asked for. Including the out-of-season golden
strawberries and Aeolian squids' eyes. In jig time too. A couple of hours later, he sat ruminating over a
rare Siriun liqueur extracted from Diantha blossoms when the cell door opened.
Somewhere in his mid-thirties and taller than average, the visitor's appearance surprised him. With his
silver-threaded dark curls, aquiline features and aristocratic bearing, this man was a definite cut above
Augustus Veniston's usual hirelings. Was he a local nobleman down on his luck, perhaps?
His dark eyes brimming with intelligence and humor, the newcomer extended his hand. Damon ignored
the gesture. "It took you long enough to get here. The advocate left hours ago and I certainly expected
you before this."
Nothing loath, the visitor set his gold-trimmed briefcase on the table. Like everything else about him,
Damon noted it was of the first quality. "May I sit?" As the young man nodded, the visitor cast an eye
over the half-filled dishes. "Was dinner not to your liking?"
"Er, I wasn't as hungry as I thought."
"Mmm. Is there anything else I can get for you?"
"Just your company. I'm sick of talking to the walls but listening to that doom-and-gloom advocate was
worse than being alone."
The Nublian smiled. "Master Ludlow's not noted for his sense of humor."
"Or his sparkling repartee. Tell me, are you actually a native of this penny-ante backwater?"
"Nublian, born and bred. I'll admit we're a bit out of the way, but I have done some traveling here and
there."
"Well, then, what's with this mysterious Archon and that scarlet fancy-dress Major Domo of his? Surely,
they can't be serious. I mean there has to be an appeal or something."
The visitor frowned slightly. "Nublis' legal system was established over a thousand years ago and the
Archon is our chief judge. To ensure his incorruptibility, his identity remains a mystery by law.
Blindfolded when he presides over the court, he knows nothing of the circumstances or background of
any case before him. Only after he's rendered his verdict, does he learn the identity of the accused and
the circumstances leading to the trial. Other than that, he has no contact with the outside world and he
never speaks. Save for the Emperor Julian, his assistant the Major Domo is the only living person who
ever sees the Archon's face. Some say he's over a thousand years old and others speculate that he
belongs to a different species. Who he really is is anyone's guess."
Damon was intrigued. "He's a prisoner?
The visitor shrugged. "Perhaps. No one really knows." He tapped his wrist communicator. "Since it's
going to be a long night, how about a fresh bottle of brandy and another glass?"
Damon didn't care much for history lessons but the Nublian's stories about his native planet fascinated
him. As they talked through the night, he found himself telling things to the older man that he'd never said
to anyone else. Self-absorbed as always, he never once thought to ask his companion's name, nor did he
notice that he was the only one drinking.
When bars of color began to lighten the star-filled sky outside the barred window, Damon stretched and
yawned. "Dad should be here soon."
Snapping open his briefcase, the visitor took out a knotted cord and a set of handcuffs.
Damon's blue eyes widened. "You do work for my father, don't you?"
"Whatever gave you that idea?"
"But I thought... say, who in the hell are you? And what d'ju put in that ber-brer-brandy?"
"Just a sedative to make your passing easier."
Head heavy and his legs leaden, Damon staggered to his feet. Catching him in his arms, the visitor eased
him onto the bunk. He flipped him onto his face, and held him there with one knee.
Damon struggled weakly.
With an ease born of long practice, his captor cuffed the young man's wrists behind his back.
"But who...?"
"You still don't know?"
"I never saw you before in my life."
"Oh, yes, you have. Outside the Emperor and my Major Domo, you're the only living soul to behold my
face."
Tears soaking into the mattress and his slim body quivering, Damon's voice was very small. "P-please!"
His dark eyes solemn now, the Archon's slender fingers caressed the golden curls. "No matter how
horrendous the crime, a death sentence should be mercifully swift. But we Nublians consider execution
by a faceless stranger to be totally barbaric. Just as the midwife eases a soul's painful entry into the
world, so must her counterpart lovingly assist that same spirit on its terrifying journey back from whence
it came. Such a deeply personal transition shouldn't be endured alone and here on Nublis, it never is. As
is my custom with all those I've condemned to die, I came to keep you company during your final hours."
"N-no-o!"
"Hush now! Surrender to the drug's embrace and let it take you into the dark."
Kneeling above his subject, the Archon waited. As the prisoner sank into sleep, his breathing slowed
and deepened. The Archon sensed his nerves uncoil and his muscles relax, and only when he was certain
Damon Veniston had moved beyond all caring, did he give him the ritual kiss and slip the knotted cord
around his throat.
When the deed was done, he removed the cuffs and cord. Turning the young man's body over, he
covered the discolored face with a blanket. Snapping the briefcase shut, he picked it up along with the
extra brandy glass. After glancing round the room to make sure he hadn't overlooked anything, he took
a control from his pocket and aimed it at the wall next to the bunk. A stone section pivoted to reveal a
lighted passageway, which he entered without a backward glance.
The wall closed again as the prisoner's father entered the cell.
Chapter 1…Homecoming
The applause was deafening as Julian reappeared and bowed. He spotted his agent in the wings and
pointed at the keyboards as if with a question.
The audience rose to its feet cheering. His agent gave him a thumbs-up sign and he bent over the keys.
The first note echoed into the darkened auditorium and the audience hushed.
The video producer was enthralled. "Are you sure he won't reconsider? He's perfect for the part and
the money men love him. He can even write his own ticket. As they say in the trade, he's a dreamboat.
Look at him. The women are falling all over him."
The agent sighed, because Julian was the perfect client. His concerts were a sellout, his recordings
consistently at the top of the charts and his songs had been picked up by the most stellar names in the
industry. But he'd already turned down this video deal once and he was dragging his feet on doing
another tour.
"I can ask him but he already said 'no.’"
"Up the ante. He can have anything he wants, even artistic control."
The agent whistled softly. "They must really want him bad. I'll try again but I can already tell you the
answer."
At the post-concert party, the video producer watched Julian circulate among his guests. Slender and
fine-boned with a mane of silver-gilt hair, the golden skin and high cheekbones typical of his race and
extraordinarily expressive silver gray eyes, there was definitely something about him. Determinedly
pursued by some of the most beautiful and powerful women in the industry, he had studiously avoided
marriage or any permanent entanglements, and that left her wondering.
When she queried the agent, the other woman laughed. "That has to do where he comes from. Julian
adores women in all shapes, sizes and colors, but there's a law about who he can marry. He'll be told
when and where, and when it comes to the who, he'll have nothing to say."
"He puts up with that? Why?"
"You have to know Julian. I only found out when one of the tabloids ran a story about some bimbo he'd
taken to an awards dinner. She claimed they were secretly married and expecting a child. When he told
me to quash the story, he explained why. We sued and the tabloid settled out of court."
One of the caterers tapped Julian on the shoulder and handed him a communicator. As he listened, he
beckoned his agent over and the two of them left the room. She returned a few minutes later. "All deals
are off because Julian's father was just killed in an accident. A cruiser's waiting at the spaceport and I've
got to get him over there right now."
"He'll be back, won't he?"
"Considering who his father was, I doubt it."
"Who was his father?"
"The Emperor of Nublis. Julian's his heir."
* * *
There was a knock on his stateroom door and Julian called, "Come in."
It was the battlecruiser Commander. The Emperor smiled and pointed to a chair. "You have an answer
to my message, I gather."
"The Empress sends her regards, Your Majesty. She's looking forward to seeing you."
"Hmmf! I'm not looking forward to seeing her. Are we on schedule?"
"A little ahead actually. With the pirates loose in the shipping lanes, I didn't want to take any chances.
We've been travelling at warp speed ever since we got out of Alpha Centauri and we'll be entering Mare
Serenissima at least three hours sooner than expected. We should be picking up another armed escort
any time."
"The pirates are that bad?"
"They're raising hell all over the Synod. They've got the Judiciary in their pockets and the prosecutors
can do nothing. Whenever a pirate ship is captured, the judges turn the bastards loose before the ink's
even dry on the charges."
"It seems to me I heard something about that. They're operating out of Sirius aren't they?"
"Yeah. Sirius doesn't recognize anybody else's rights, but so far they've left our ships alone."
"Probably because our justice is a mite different from the Synod's."
"Aye, that it is. Our Archon doesn't put up with any of that hairsplitting nonsense and money and
influence don't mean a blessed thing to His Grace! If he finds the bastards guilty, they're history and
good riddance! Too bad the Synod doesn't see it our way."
"You may have a point. The legal system on Aretz is a mess and the Synod's about as bad. That
shouldn't concern us though. We aren't members of the Synod or the League."
"More's the pity. With all due respect to Your Majesty, I get around enough to know it's doing us more
harm than good. We have a beautiful planet and we're missing out on a lot of tourist credits. We're
tariffed to a fare thee well by every port we visit, communications are a nightmare, and the red tape has
to be seen to be believed. Synod members don't have to put up with that kind of nonsense."
"Try telling that to the mossbacks in Parliament. Even Eos and that miserable Andromeda are members
and they're right in our own system."
"Well there are certainly enough of us out there. The entertainment industry would be a whole lot poorer
without us and you're an excellent example of that, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, but that's all behind me now. Had it been up to my father, I wouldn't have been a
professional musician in the first place and I can hear the old bats in Parliament huffing at the very
thought."
"Something tells me our politics are about to get lively."
"We definitely need to do something about our trade position. What keeps us going is our role as the
Synod's bankers and the fact that so many corporations headquarter with us. But that's only because our
legal costs are lower than anyone else's."
"So's the red tape. I have it on good authority the Trade League would like to see Nublis join and they'd
give us their backing for Synod Assembly membership."
"You do?"
"The Trade League's upset with the Synod Judiciary's attitude toward the piracy and I was recently
approached by a member of their executive committee. If the piracy continues and the judiciary keeps
turning 'em loose after they're arrested, the League's contemplating a shutdown of all merchant shipping
until further notice. They can do it too."
Julian whistled. "What's the Synod's response?"
"Military action against the League. There's been talk that League battlecruisers are carrying death
squads. When they catch a pirate, they execute the crew and claim the ship as abandoned salvage."
"Mmm, this is worse than I thought. Up to now, I was under the impression it was just a piracy problem
but we're looking at civil war. Whether Nublis is a member of the Synod or not, there's no way it won't
affect us. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Would you be willing to tell a Parliamentary
committee what you just told me?"
"Certainly, Your Majesty. In fact, I was rather hoping you'd say that. Fortunately, there's an element in
Parliament which is as concerned as I am, and public opinion's in favor of Synod and Trade League
membership."
Julian cocked an eyebrow at him. "Did you plan this, Commander? I have a feeling I've just been very
skillfully lobbied."
"Every officer in the fleet feels the same, Your Majesty. Even before your father's death, we'd been
debating how to approach you. We're out there in other systems all the time and we're the only
intelligence force Nublis has. Because you're familiar with the Synod, we thought you'd have a better
understanding of the situation."
"Let me think on it. You've discussed this as a group?"
"I can assure Your Majesty this is in no way a conspiracy."
"Keep it that way. I'll get back with you after I've had a chance to sleep on it."
Recognizing a clear note of dismissal, the Commander rose to his feet. "I'll bid you goodnight, Your
Majesty. What time would you like breakfast?"
"I generally rise at five. Coffee, pastries, and fruit will be fine."
"I'll notify your Steward. Do you need him to attend you now?"
"I don't think so. We'll be hitting Nublis' time zone in a couple of hours, so I'd best be turning in. Good
night, Commander."
"Good night, Your Majesty."
When he reached the passageway outside the Emperor's stateroom, the Commander heaved a sigh of
relief, then wiped the sweat from his brow.
His executive officer waited with a question in his eyes.
"Notify the rest of the fleet that I've talked with Julian and he understands. We've got an Emperor we
can rely on at long last and not a moment too soon."
"Amen to that. They'll have the word before we even reach the Mare Serenissima." The exec turned
and saluted the Emperor's door. "Welcome home, Julian!"
"Welcome home, Julian," echoed the Commander, "and long may you reign."
The Emperor opened the set of keyboards he'd brought with him. He sat on the bench and thought for a
few moments, then he hit the first note. After playing a couple of passages, he stopped and closed the
keyboards again. Restless and out of sorts, he went over to the small bar and poured himself a brandy.
Then he returned to the easy chair and snapped on the viewscreen. He was checking through the various
channels when a newscast caught his attention.
"...Vicki LaMotta with InterPlanetary News Flash. The Aretzen cruiser 'Arcturus' was attacked and
destroyed by Siriun pirates two days ago. There were no survivors. A combined Synod and Trade
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