I balled my hands into tight fists to keep them from wrapping around Mr. I-Know-Everything's superior neck.
Maria V. SnyderI hate a mystery. I would have let the identity of the Commanderโs successor remain a secret, as I have for fifteen years, but tonightโs opportunity was too tempting. With eight drunken Generals sleeping it off, I could have danced on their beds without waking them." - Valek
Maria V. SnyderItโs your fault. I was defending you!โ I blurted. He paused. โIn protecting my honor, you exposed months of work. I should be flattered?
Maria V. SnyderLet's go. We're supposed to rendezvous with the Captain at the lake. Oh, and try to keep the noise down. You sound like a panicked moose crashing through the woods," the smarter man chided. "Oh yeah. Like you could hear me over your specially trained 'woodland-animal footsteps,'" Rough Voice countered. "It was like listening to two deer humping each other.
Maria V. Snyder