[Rogue Trader 02] - Star of Damocles
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by Andy Hoare - (ebook by Undead)
Sitting once more, Lucian pondered further. Perhaps, he thought, the crusade might in the long run benefit from taking such a thrashing. Perhaps it might facilitate a seismic shift in the balance of power. Perhaps, he thought, warming to the idea, a sound defeat under the leadership of that bastard priest might cause the council to reject that leadership entirely.
Then, Lucian grinned savagely, he would step forward. He would fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Gurney’s passing, and the rise of the Arcadius would be ensured.
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