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"Baby Series 3"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Pairing: Pagan Notes: Challenge 87. Baby Series 3 #23. Takes
place approximately 30 minutes after Thoughts On Dorothy. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
The Gathering Chief Inspector Heinrich Guttenson, Lord Howard Carter, Damian Pradis, MHA, Lady Rowena Rochester, sister of the victim, Peter Krashen, MHA, Adrian Guttenburgh, MLC, Baron Jonothan Kratis, MHL. Pagan studied the seated individuals with narrowed eyes. There were more to come and they had a few minutes before the King made his arrival. Lady Rowena sat isolated from the others, looking a little drawn and periodically pressing a hand to her temple. Likely a headache he decided, and understandably so. Until the arrival of the Chief Inspector she would have assumed the King would make an offer to her sponsors for her hand in marriage. She had proven not to be the brightest of the young ladies on the marriage block. His gaze flicked to the door as it opened, admitting Lord Alphonse Gutterson, MHL, who paused in the doorway looked about the room and, noting the Chief Inspector, made his way to sit beside his fellow member of the House of Lords. Lord Sanderson Cartwright was the next to appear, the head of the delegation presenting Rowena to Sanc. Pagan was pleased to note he surveyed the room and made his way immediately to sit beside the young woman, who greeted him with obvious relief. The elderly Lord patted her hand in a comforting manner and spoke quietly, no doubt attempting to sooth her sorely tried nerves. The final two men requested to attend this meeting arrived together, Michael Barrison, head of the security detail assigned to Lady Rowena’s protection and Christopher Cordell, an aide to the deceased Lord Richard. Both men hesitated in the doorway, before choosing where to seat themselves, both, to Pagan’s surprise, choosing to sit alone. Reaching to tug on the bell pull, Pagan turned to nod to the Chief Inspector as the door opened, admitting an aide. “You may inform His Majesty we are prepared.” As the aide withdrew, Pagan motioned for the Inspector to take his place before the cheerfully burning hearth. Before the interview was over there would be more than the Lady Rowena suffering a headache. Some of them would find a headache to be the least of their worries. “His Majesty will be joining us shortly.” Pagan began. “I extend to each of you an apology for the necessity of the security screen you were required to pass through, however, given the nature of this meeting it was required.” He had had them not only body searched, but scanned for weapons electronically. He was not about to bring Milliardo into a room containing a confirmed killer without certain precautions. He had placed Heero and Duo Maxwell in the secret passage and ensured they had full view of the guests and could hear every word spoken with the assistance of well concealed microphones. If the killer lost his head Pagan was taking no chances. The door swung open, admitting Milliardo with Chang Wu Fei preceding him into the room and everyone in the room hastily stood.
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