Dusts of Avalon - Beastwithin.org

IV. A R S Snotice massive differences in the policies before and aer Rankin's reign.”“I'm not that familiar with the situation, doctor, but I promise I will take alook at the situation at the earliest possible opportunity.” Plaerman turned toDaleworth. “But I need to discuss what you've discovered on the alien cra. KingArthur? I'm not sure what to say, lieutenant.”“e whole thing just boggles the mind, sir”, Daleworth said.“I agree. How is your EVA team doing, and why did you order them to goaround the station?”“Just wanted to make sure every angle is covered”, Daleworth said. “MonkMike Delta Leader to Alpha Leader. How's the EVA going, Haman?”Another monitor came to life, showing video feed from the belly of the station.e camera shook a bit as Haman looked about; his feet and arms waved in theview briefly, and one could see he was floating a few dozen meters away fromthe surface of the station, a loose tether behind him. e other members of theAlpha Squad could be seen in the distance behind him, likewise examining thesurroundings. Daleworth pushed a few buons, and the video feed from the otherAlpha members filled yet another screen on the command room's wall.“No obstructions so far, ma'am”, Sergeant Haman said. “ere's absolutelynothing remarkable in the top side of the station — it's just dull wall aer dullwall. e crenellations looked exactly what they looked like. But the boom sideis definitely more interesting, ma'am. e boom side looks fairly flat, but thereare some sort of circular rims here. Take a look, ma'am.”e picture on the monitors revealed, indeed, circular rims; ea raised smoothlytoward the center, then fell to the surface, smoothly surrounding a cylindricalarea. e area itself had stone-and-steel boom, but ea of the areas were faintlydivided to eight sections.“Are you thinking what I'm thinking, doctor?”“If you're thinking of laun holes…”“Yes.”“at sounds plausible. ey look like they're about the same size as the stonecylinders in the central amber?”“at was what I was thinking too, ma'am. And there seems to be one forea of the capsules there, too”“So this is some sort of an orbital weapon”, Plaerman said.“Yes.” e conclusion illed Daleworth. She couldn't do mu but to think ofthe mystery at hand, but Plaerman was talking about the military reality of thesituation, and the conclusions might hinder further study.“With bombs named aer Knights of the Round Table.”“Yes. Sir!”“Yes, lieutenant?”Daleworth was alarmed, but tried to stay calm. “What are you planning to do