Salute To The General

Chapter 2070



"May I ask if you are well acquainted with Nathan Cross?" Clifford asked.

"What is your interest in this?" Nathan inquired in kind.

"I understand that you have sought Nathan for his input on military strategy during the North Army's battle against the Xyperian army, and also presented him a gift recently. That made me curious about the nature of your relationship with him."

Nathan's answer was ambiguous. "I consider him a friend."

The term itself could mean a relationship of any indeterminate depth.

His counterpart furrowed, as that did not actually reveal anything of substance.

Nathan then countered with a question of his own. "I heard that your family and Nathan have their differences."

"Not differences, but a profound enmity," Clifford corrected.

"An eye for an eye makes the world go blind. If both parties are willing, may I suggest that I play peacemaker. Let bygones be bygones, and the two parties try to get along from here on. What would you say to that?"

Military Governor and Eurasia's

rather vindictive. In his

picture in mind. He did not want his personal feud

way of covertly giving the Daviers a way to bow

off Nathan, they

that was

office of the Chief Military

his head. "No

him. The Daviers and my ex-wife's

of that man. Ask of

It is just this

unhurriedly added, “As this is strictly between the Daviers and Nathan Cross, I must ask that you do not interfere. Hold the middle ground and do not take sides. We will resolve this

up, Mr. Davier. I shall leave it

agreement on the Chief Military Governor's part to

idea that Nathan was

put our national interests first. But since

then I shall show

the next agenda. "And may we know if you have come to a decision