THE TEACHER

tactics."
"We can talk about that right after we talk about my hydras being trained in urban
"Your vision is limited. We need to plan for all kinds of eventualities. In fact, we've
already found a suitable test bed."
She felt as if something had been snatched from her fingers. "Am I not in charge of
my own program"
"The Dominion's program," Garr corrected deftly. "Thys is a vespene-mining colony
on the fringes, recently reporting a rogue zerg force moving on the main refinery. Intel
suggests the colonists will fall in short order. We want our forces on the ground in thirtysix
hours to prevent that."
"You want my Tamed in the field in a day and a half Against other zerg"
"Not want but will have. You will be directly observed by the most important
members of the Xenobiology Department of Special Research Ops, as well as their military
counterparts."
Loew wanted to tell him that it was flatly impossible. She couldn't find the words. It
would simply have to be done.
He smiled as he regarded her lack of protest. "Cheer up. This will primarily be a
mop-up operation, with only a possibility of sustained combat."
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