"Simon R. Green - Deathstalker - 2 - Deathstalker Rebellion" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Simon R)

Giles had provided from the Last Standing's armory. They weren't nearly as
powerful or as accurate as energy weapons, but when they were pumping out
several hundred bullets a minute on full auto, they didn't really need to be. There
was none of that waiting for two minutes between each shot nonsense with them,
either. Hazel had all but fallen in love with the new (or more strictly speaking old)
type of weapons, and sang their praises at every opportunity. She'd taken to

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carrying several of the guns and enough ammunition to bulge every pocket she
had.

Owen remained unconvinced, as yet. He carried a projectile weapon of his own as
well as his disrupter, but he thought he'd wait and see how the gun performed in a
continuous firefight before he made up his mind. Personally, he thought Hazel
liked her new toys so much only because they had lots of separate pieces she
could play with.

And finally, when push came to shove, he still believed in cold steel as the answer
to most problems. A sword had no parts to go wrong, never ran out of ammo, and
didn't need to recharge for two minutes between use.

"You keep squeezing it dry like that, you're going to flatten it," Hazel said
casually. "Never known anyone spend so much time in a toilet. Check your guns
again. It's very comforting."

"No it isn't," said Owen. "There isn't a single comforting thing anywhere in this
unnatural ship, and that very definitely includes you."

"You never cease to amaze me, aristo. I've seen you fight appalling odds and go
charging into situations I wouldn't tackle for all the credits in Golgotha's Treasury.
You come from one of the greatest warrior Families in the Empire, but every time
we have to wait around for a bit, you get jumpier than a nun at a dating agency."

"I am not a warrior," said Owen determinedly, not looking at her. "I am an
historian who is temporarily—and under extreme duress—being forced to act as a
soldier of the rebellion. Personally, I can't wait for the rebellion to be over so I can
go back to being a minor scholar again, of no importance to anyone but myself
and with no pressures apart from the occasional symposium. I still don't see why I
was volunteered for this mission."

"Because it was your idea in the first place," said Hazel. "Serves you right for
being a smart-ass. If anyone shouldn't be here, it's me. I'm still not convinced any
of this is going to work."

"Then, what are you doing here?"
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