He felt the tension in him ease somewhat, slowly, almost as if he were unwilling, though the explanation behind the call seemed perfectly reasonable.
Taras thought about it for a few seconds.
"Da. We can do that. We already have most of the paperwork gathered up in our office. It won't be hard to get rid of it."
His heartrate slowed, lulled against the rise and fall of Ilarion's slender chest.
He thought about the whitewash of his own records, which had probably been much more difficult. Numerous offenses, scattered incidents, the near-indelible stain of the death of the MENT. If it could be done for him, it could be done for Andrusha.
Tara found himself wondering for a second if Andrusha had actually done all those things that Anya had so calmly read to them from the report.
He knew it didn't matter, but he found himself wondering, just the same.
"What about the people?"
Taras shifted slightly, easing some of his bulk from directly pressing against Lasha's frame.
"I know how we handle the paperwork, but what about the people who know what happened? How far are we going to go to make sure they don't talk?"
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He felt the tension in him ease somewhat, slowly, almost as if he were unwilling, though the explanation behind the call seemed perfectly reasonable.
Taras thought about it for a few seconds.
"Da. We can do that. We already have most of the paperwork gathered up in our office. It won't be hard to get rid of it."
His heartrate slowed, lulled against the rise and fall of Ilarion's slender chest.
He thought about the whitewash of his own records, which had probably been much more difficult. Numerous offenses, scattered incidents, the near-indelible stain of the death of the MENT. If it could be done for him, it could be done for Andrusha.
Tara found himself wondering for a second if Andrusha had actually done all those things that Anya had so calmly read to them from the report.
He knew it didn't matter, but he found himself wondering, just the same.
"What about the people?"
Taras shifted slightly, easing some of his bulk from directly pressing against Lasha's frame.
"I know how we handle the paperwork, but what about the people who know what happened? How far are we going to go to make sure they don't talk?"