The Star Whorl (The Totality Cycles Book 1) (30 page)

     Kreceno’Tiv tried to smile
in return, and, for the most part, succeeded. He felt horrid, for finally, successfully
lying to his friend. But deception and circumspection seemed to be a necessity,
even in the Ministries, if not in the Solidarim itself, and he had to learn
well if he was going to accomplish all that he had set himself to do.

    
If the deception is going
to begin,
he thought dourly,
it might as well begin now.

     They proceeded back to their
seats, refreshments in hand, when something caught Kreceno’Tiv’s eye and made
him stop cold. One of the displays. He turned to it, incredulous, feeling his
Nil’Gu’ua rise in heat and rage.

    
Okon?!