“How are your injuries, Sue?”
“The lesions have mostly healed.”
“Good, and your brother’s new arm?” asked Folami.
“No issues, Presider,” said Silhouette.
“Come now, Susan,” said Folami. “No one can hear us. We’re alone in this room. Pretend you don’t have the mask on for a few moments.”
Silhouette sighed. When she was on duty she tried to lock out anything related to her as a person, but Leslie was her boss and adopted mother, and Susan had to obey her, at least most of the time. “Davi wanted me to tell you that his new arm is very ‘handy’ and to make sure that you got the joke. He also wanted to thank you for covering the expenses.”
“Excellent,” said Folami. “It is top of the line, with a few modifications of course. How is his training progressing?”
“He’s enjoying it. Davi spent his entire life doing hard, manual labor. The training exhausts him, but it makes him feel good. His body craves it, you know? He’s gained a lot of muscle weight and looks way different than he did when I found him in his cell.”
“He is going to make a fine bodyguard, I’m sure,” said Folami.
“I think so. You’ll need a few of them by your side if you’re traveling all the way to the Senate.”
“That is true. I would have you along as well if you did not have other work that needed to be done.”
Silhouette nodded. “Yes, Presider. When will we have a chance to go over the mission briefing?”
“As soon as we are done here, my dear.” Folami opened the door to their room and the sound of Ticker’s voice came crashing in. “Come. He is about to call for me. Stay near, but hidden.”
Ticker finished a joke which gave the audience a chuckle, and then he wrapped up his speech. “Ladies and gentlemen, please give a very warm welcome to your leader, the Archon of Erde, and humanity’s first Intergalactic Representative, Presider Leslie Folami!”
The Presider walked up the stairs to her podium and was welcomed with gleeful admiration while her shadow disappeared into the darkness.
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Multiple alien factions have a stake in humanity's development, and livable worlds are hard to come by, but the monstrosity lurking within planet Thuun's depths can only mean one thing:Humanity, as we know it, will forever be changed.Enforcer Silhouette returns to tackle another interplanetary mission by the order of the tenacious Senator Folami.Colonization on Thuun has come to a halt, and its residents have gone silent. Silhouette joins a team of terraformation specialists and ragtag mercenaries in an effort to bring the facility back online. The crew expects to find death and destruction, but what they discover is madness.When one of the scientists goes missing, Silhouette follows the trail to an underground labyrinth that may hold the answer to Thuun's mysteries.
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Arthur McMahon is an independent author of fiction and non-fiction, publisher, and host of the Paracosms podcast.
Arthur’s passion for writing began as a child when he found that he preferred writing essays to taking exams. Having graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Arthur enjoys recording the world which surrounds him. His backpacking journeys and other escapades have been recorded in numerous articles and in his own published trail journal, Adventure and The Pacific Crest Trail.
Fiction never loosens its hold on Arthur’s thoughts, especially the realms of science fiction and fantasy. Frostarc is Arthur’s debut novel, and his Shadow Assassin novellas are set in the same space-pioneering universe. Reviews have praised Arthur for his suspenseful writing and exciting action.
As a self-proclaimed nomad and traveler, Arthur will always have new stories to tell. His latest works can be found in print, ebook, and audiobook formats from most online book retailers. You can stay up to date on Arthur McMahon’s latest projects at ArthurMcMahon.com or follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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