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    A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales - Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath
    A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales - Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath
    A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales - Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath
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    A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales - Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath

    By M. H. Thaung

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    How did an uneducated commoner become the king's Chief Guard? Why did the town of Maldon end up with such an inept mayor? What really happened in the undocumented incident that left two powerful captains dead? And was the top councillor completely honest throughout his career? Enjoy these behind-the-scenes glimpses into the world of A Quiet Rebellion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM. H. Thaung
    Release dateDec 20, 2018
    ISBN9781912819065
    A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales - Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath
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    M. H. Thaung

    M. H. Thaung grew up in Scotland and has drifted southwards throughout her career in pathology, ending up in a biomedical research institute (as a staff member, not a specimen) in London, England. After dozens of academic publications, she was tempted to venture further into "What if?" territory where her quirky characters explore impossible worlds.

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      A Quiet Rebellion - M. H. Thaung

      A Quiet Rebellion: Short Tales

      Flash fiction from the world of Numoeath

      Published by M. H. Thaung at Smashwords

      Copyright 2018 by Caroline May Hla Thaung

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      Table of Contents

      A Moonlit Encounter

      A Suitable Candidate

      An Honest Report

      An Unsought Opportunity

      Author’s Note

      ***

      A Moonlit Encounter

      Paton! Koll’s voice was sharp, tense.

      Sir? Paton took a dozen careful steps across the wet leaves. He rejoined the Royal Chief Guard in the moonlit clearing beside the king.

      Give me your sabre.

      Koll already held a flechette gun. Why would the smaller man want Paton’s weapon, customised as it was to his larger hand? But—

      That’s an order, Paton. Koll’s lip twitched beneath his limp blond moustache. You swore loyalty to the Crown, didn’t you?

      Paton had. In addition to the loyalty he’d pledged, he owed the Crown gratitude. King Frederick had sent the royal physician to ease his wife’s final days. And now the king had suffered the same grief.

      Shoulder-to-shoulder with Koll, the king peered at the surrounding trees. This is the right spot, isn’t it? His voice rasped like an old man’s.

      That’s what I gathered. Koll’s hand shook as he accepted Paton’s sabre.

      Paton took

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