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CHAPTER 1

To: [email protected], [email protected]

Froraff[email protected]

Subj: When Andrew Returns Home

Dear John Paul and Theresa Wiggin,

You understand that during the recent attempt by the Warsaw Pact to take over the International Fleet, our sole concern at EducAdmin was the safety of the children Noe are finally able to begin working out the logistics of sending the children home

We assure you that Andreill be provided with continuous surveillance and an active bodyguard throughout his transfer frootiating the degree to which the IF will continue to provide protection after the transfer

Every effort is being made by EducAdmin to assure that Andreill be able to return to the most normal childhood possible However, I wish your advice about whether he should be retained here in isolation until the conclusion of the inquiries into EducAdn It is quite likely that testimony will be offered that depicts Andrew and his actions in dah him (and the other children) Here at IFCo the worst of it; on Earth, no such protection will be possible and it is likelier that he will be called to "testify"

Hyrum Graff

Theresa Wiggin was sitting up in bed, holding her printout of Graff's letter "'Called to "testify"' Whichhim on exhibit as--what, a hero? More likely athe exploitation of children"

"That'll teach him to save the human race," said her husband, John Paul

"This is not a time for flippancy"

"Theresa, be reasonable," said John Paul "I want Ender home as much as you do"

"No you don't," said Theresa fiercely "You don't ache with the need for hi unfair to him, and she covered her eyes and shook her head

To his credit, he understood and didn't argue with her about what he did and did not feel "You can never have the years they've taken, Theresa He's not the boy we knew"

"Then we'll get to know the boy he is Here In our home"

"Surrounded by guards"

"That's the part I refuse to accept Who would want to hurt him?"

John Paul set down the book he was no longer pretending to read "Theresa, you're the smartest person I know"

"He's a child!"

"He won a war against incredibly superior forces"

"He fired off one weapon Which he did not design or deploy"

"He got that weapon into firing range"

"The forer"

"All right, Theresa, he's a hero How is he going to go to rade teacher is ready for hi to be ready for?"