Tanya Huff - Valor 2 - The Better Part of Valor

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The Better Part of

Valor

Tanya Huff

THE

BETTER PART OF VALOR

DAW BOOKS, INC.

DONALD A. WOLLHEIM, FOUNDER

375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014

ELIZABETH R. WOLLHEIM

SHEILA E. GILBERT

PUBLISHERS

www.dawbooks.com

Cover art by Paul Youll.

DAW Book Collectors No. 1217.

DAW Books are distributed by Penguin Putnam Inc.

First Printing, March 2002

DAW TRADEMARK REGISTERED

U.S. PAT. OFF. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES

—MARCA REGISTRADA.

HECHO EN U.S.A.

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.

The worst of times bring out the best of people.

This is for the rescue workers who died going up the stairs.

Chapter One

"AND the moral of the story: never call a two star general a bastard

to his face."

Stretching out his regenerated leg, Captain Rose leaned away from

his desk and drummed his fingers against the inert plastic trim. "I'm a

little surprised you didn't already know that."

"You and me both, sir." Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr stared down at

the general's orders on her slate. "You and me both."

"Still, I suppose you could consider it a compliment that General

Morris wants you on this reconnaissance mission."

"Yes, sir, but somehow when I think of 'an unidentified alien vessel

drifting dead in space’ the word that tends to stick is dead. And I've

barely recovered from the last time the general took a personal

interest." Before looking up, she cleared her screen with more

emphasis than was strictly necessary. "Considering how the diplomatic

part of the last mission got redefined as getting our asses kicked, I just

hope I can survive what he considers recon."

The captain smiled, pale skin creasing at the corners of both eyes.

"You kicked some ass yourself, Staff."

"Yes, sir, I did. Although I admit I had help from a platoon of

Marines and Lieutenant Jarret. Both of which," she added, "I wouldn't

mind having with me this time."

"Should I authorize an armored unit as well?"

"I wish you could, sir." Hooking her slate onto her belt, Torin drew

in a deep breath and accepted the inevitable. She'd made herself

memorable to the top brass and would have to live with the

consequences—although the little information she had made survive

the consequences seem more accurate. "He wants me on the next

coreward shuttle. There'll be transportation arranged once I reach

MidSector but he doesn't actually say where I'm going."

"He's a general, Staff. He doesn't have to say. Ours is not to question

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