Chapter 50 - What the…
"Get that line back!" Insegniferro exclaimed, "Are you sure it was Paulus?"
"Yes sir," the young operator said, "I’ve talked to Paulus Tally many times over this line. I recognize his voice."
"Was it a technical fault on our end?" Insegniferro asked him.
"Negative sir," one of the technicians said, "I made a test call to Taliaferro Village. They said that the line went dead from the Cirrus end."
"Keep on that line," Insegniferro ordered him, "I want you to get LaPorte on there as soon as you can. Tell him that I want to talk to my man and that he’d better put a full search out if he doesn’t have him close by."
"Right away, Mullinix," the young operator nodded, "I’ll keep on it all night if I have to."
Insegniferro nodded and walked out of the room. He was feeling a little bit alone in the palace, especially with Massimaferro and Medoferro off up north. He was beginning to have a really bad feeling about the mess down in Cirrus.
"Is there anything I can do, Iggy?" Marina asked as she walked in, "You look a bit frustrated."
"Yeah," Iggy nodded, thinking about it, "Have records bring me Colonel LaPorte’s full dossier. Also get a meeting scheduled for the division commanders of the guard."
"You got it," Marina nodded, "Anything else?"
"Coffee," Iggy said, almost as an afterthought, "It’s going to be a long night."
"Should we get a line to Massy and Medo?" Marina asked him, "Has it gotten to the point that they need to know?"
"They have enough to worry about," Iggy chuckled, "Until I hear from LaPorte or Paulus there’s no point setting them to worry."
"I’ll have your coffee up there soon," Marina promised, nodding.
"I’ll be in my office," Iggy said, "I want to be nearby if they get the line back."
"Right," Marina nodded, scurrying off to do the Mullinix’s bidding.
The Mullinix Book 1: Ascension Page 53
