Too much dammassine.’‘It is very kind of you to say so, Captain Surcouf, but it would be unwise for you to harbour any thoughts of a romantic attachment to me. The smile fell from her face, and Roboute knew he’d crossed a line. ‘You are a very beautiful woman, Linya Tychon, did you know that?’ he said before he even knew what he was doing. Roboute was aware of the alcohol in his system, but the filter in his artificial liver was already dissipating the worst of it.

He’d thought she was attractive before, but now she was beautiful. ‘I’ll take your word for it.’ he said, watching the way the dimmed lighting played on the sculpted sweeps of her cheekbones.

‘My internal clock is synchronized with the Speranza (Ark Mechanicus), though it has some unusual ideas concerning the relativistic flow of sidereal time. ‘It is precisely the time I expected,’ said Linya. She is described as extremely beautiful, with long blonde hair.Ī bell chimed, and Roboute realized with a start that four hours had passed since their arrival. Linya is unique in that she has opposed most external modifications, making her outwardly appear human. He was seated next to and has gotten to know a Martian Priestess, Linya Tychon. The protagonist, Roboute Surcouf is a Rogue Trader from Ultramar. This passage takes place just after most of the main characters first meet during a banquet.