He didn’t answer for Merrick. The Sensitive Deacon was a problem, one that would have to be taken care of eventually. He was too clever by half, and saw far too deeply for the Rossin’s liking.
As he made his way back to the sleeping Deacons, the Rossin did not check to see what the coyote did—he was already thinking how fine it would be to walk the world with impunity once more. The Empire—or what remained of it—would learn to fear and respect the will of the Rossin. Only then would everything be as it should have been from the very beginning.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in New Zealand, Philippa Ballantine has always had her head in a book. A corporate librarian for thirteen years, she has a bachelor of arts in English and a bachelor of applied science in library and information science. She is New Zealand’s first podcast novelist, and she has produced four podiobooks. Many of these have been short-listed for the Parsec Award, and she has won a Sir Julius Vogel Award. She is also the coauthor of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels with Tee Morris. Philippa is currently in the United States, where her two Siberian cats, Sebastian and Viola, make sure she stays out of trouble. Visit her website at www.pjballantine.com.
