them?"
15 "They must be removed," announced The Turner Against. "Every
freighter we can get our hands onto must be brought in ....the young
taken out, all our treasures removed, anything of value. The old must
be brought in; those willing to fight on until the last moment to make
the enemy believe the systems are really being defended to the very
last."
16 "It will be an enormous task," argued a Councilman, "and do we have
the time?"
17 "If we begin immediately," answered The General Of The Fleet, "if we
begin now, I have an idea how we may be able to cut down the enemy's
advantage, but it will take some time to get ready.
18 The freighters coming in to pick up the people can bring in what I
need for my defense, but there is one thing I want clearly understood
...when the record of this horror that we are planning is written
down, I do not want my name to be part of it. It may be necessary, it
may be good, but the world is my heart, too, as it was my father's
heart, and I will not be known as the one who sacrificed her. Better my
name not be known at all." Most in The Hall nodded in agreement.
19 "So be it," agreed The Turner Against, "let my name be known as the
destroyer of Hades. I understand fully what is in your hearts. Now
there is much to be done, and we had better depart."
20 The Councilman rose. "Lord," he announced, "there is one subject we
have not discussed. What about the women and children of Haven? We
cannot evacuate them!"
21 The Warlock Intelligence Officer Of The Fleet stood up. "Strangely,"
he explained, "that is something that does not much have to concern us.
If our intelligence reports are right, there are virtually no children
on Haven, and, very few women. Haven has become heavily automated.
It's factory Personnel are minimal. Everyone else