"I don't know about that," said Barshai, carefully. "If he's returning under duress, it might fragment them even more. And you know as well as I do that the Major is..."
He let the thought proceed unfinished. There wasn't really a word for what Isaev was. Unless it was.....
"...complicated."
Merkurii paused.
"You say Liadov isn't a problem. Then...what...is he like?" he asked, hesitantly.
He had struck Barshai as vainglorious. High-minded. But that had only been an impression by sight, with nothing more to support it.
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Date: 2009-02-28 07:33 am (UTC)He let the thought proceed unfinished. There wasn't really a word for what Isaev was. Unless it was.....
"...complicated."
Merkurii paused.
"You say Liadov isn't a problem. Then...what...is he like?" he asked, hesitantly.
He had struck Barshai as vainglorious. High-minded. But that had only been an impression by sight, with nothing more to support it.