a murderous bastard, from what everybody says.”
Mike shook his head. “No. I’ve been reading about him, in the history books. He wasn’t—isn’t, I should say—a sadist, Harry. Not at all. He doesn’t eat babies for breakfast. He’s just utterly cold-blooded and, without a doubt, the smartest man on the other side. Smarter than Richelieu, even.”
Someone started pounding on the door of the APC. Demanding that the soldiers emerge, so that the crowd could greet them properly.
Nothing to fear. As long as it ended soon enough.
Mike started unlocking the door. “Think about it, Harry. Think long and hard. The reason Wallenstein wanted to destroy the school more than anything else is because he understands us better, I think, than we often understand ourselves. He knows what’s really dangerous.”
Now unlocked, the door was swung open from the outside. A sea of cheering
Mike shook his head. “No. I’ve been reading about him, in the history books. He wasn’t—isn’t, I should say—a sadist, Harry. Not at all. He doesn’t eat babies for breakfast. He’s just utterly cold-blooded and, without a doubt, the smartest man on the other side. Smarter than Richelieu, even.”
Someone started pounding on the door of the APC. Demanding that the soldiers emerge, so that the crowd could greet them properly.
Nothing to fear. As long as it ended soon enough.
Mike started unlocking the door. “Think about it, Harry. Think long and hard. The reason Wallenstein wanted to destroy the school more than anything else is because he understands us better, I think, than we often understand ourselves. He knows what’s really dangerous.”
Now unlocked, the door was swung open from the outside. A sea of cheering