Maertyn stepped into the assistant minister?s office early on the fifth of Tenmonth. Before leaving for the Ministry of Science he had packed his shoulder bag, but left it at the town house. Supposedly, Josef would be in the office early that afternoon. While Maertyn had advised everyone at the Ministry that he planned to leave on the afternoon of the sixth, he had no intention whatsoever of remaining in Caelaarn that long, nor of telling anyone that. Although he had not observed any more suspicious vehicles, to him all that meant was that he was being observed at a greater distance and that, as a result of Ashauer?s quiet involvement, no one wanted his death to occur in Caelaarn itself.
The outer office was quiet, since he was early and since Marcent had not yet arrived. So he sat down at the desk and accessed the screen. The first memorandum was from Hlaansk.
From:
Minister of Science
Unity of Caelaarn
To:
Maertyn S?Eidolon