The Hegemony Compound, Ribeirao Preto, Sunday
Petra was coming back to Brazil.
She wasn't here yet: preparations and travel would take another week, maybe two. But soon enough, she would return to the compound and her children. It would be the end of an era, the war in Russia concluded in a resounding success for the Hegemony: soon the Russians would vote to join Peter's FPE, ensuring world peace for some time to come.
Peter had his own preparations to make. Not just on a professional basis, but also personally.
He didn't begin his trek back to the office from the Arkanian-Delphiki house until it was already dark. There had been few calls to his office that required his attention today; he could afford the time spent with the Delphiki children.
He whistled quietly to himself as he walked across the Hegemony grounds, blissfully security detail-free.
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She wasn't here yet: preparations and travel would take another week, maybe two. But soon enough, she would return to the compound and her children. It would be the end of an era, the war in Russia concluded in a resounding success for the Hegemony: soon the Russians would vote to join Peter's FPE, ensuring world peace for some time to come.
Peter had his own preparations to make. Not just on a professional basis, but also personally.
He didn't begin his trek back to the office from the Arkanian-Delphiki house until it was already dark. There had been few calls to his office that required his attention today; he could afford the time spent with the Delphiki children.
He whistled quietly to himself as he walked across the Hegemony grounds, blissfully security detail-free.
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