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The attack by those ant to die - this is the attack against which you cannot prepare a perfect defense

- Huht have lived all of his life on Dosadi The place demanded every element of attention he couldabsently at the unmade bed She expected him to put the place in order before her return He knew that She&039;d told hient business He could only obey

Concerns other than an unh He felt now that he understood the roots of Aritch&039;s fears The Gowachin of Tandaloor ht very well destroy this place, even if they knew that by doing so they blasted open that bloody region where every sentient hid his most secret fears He could see this clearly now How the Running Phylum expected him to avoid that monstrous decision was a more elusive matter

There were secrets here

McKie sensed Dosadi like athose secrets from him This place was the enemy of the ConSentiency, but he found hi with Dosadi It was betrayal of BuSab, of his Legu But he could not prevent that feeling or recognition of it In the course of only a few generations, Dosadi had beco Monstrous? Only if you held to your own preciousforce the ConSentiency had ever experienced

The whole prospect of the ConSentiency had begun to sicken him And Aritch&039;s Gowachin Gowachin Law? Stuff Gowachin Law!

It was quiet in Jedrik&039;s room Painfully quiet

He knew that out on the streets of Chu there was violent warfare between Gowachin and Hu courtyard while he was there with Jedrik Afterward, she&039;d taken him to her come He&039;d stood nearby, watched her perforh she were a star on an entertainment circuit and he a Broey will do this Broey will give that order And each time, the reports revealed how precisely she had anticipated her opponent

Occasionally, she mentioned Gar or Tria He was able to detect the subtle difference in her treatether, Jedrik had aroused his sexual appetites softly, deftly She had treated him to a murmurous compliance, and afterward had leaned over him on an elbow to saly, this had opened an area of awareness within him which he&039;d not even suspected It was as though she&039;d held up his entire previous life to devastating observation

And he was the observer!

Other beings for relationships and operated from a secure emotional base But he was a product of BuSab, the Gowachinand ly obvious to hirooed and they could rebuild me the way they wanted!

Well, the Gowachin could still be surprised by what they produced Dosadi was evidence of that They ht not even suspect what they&039;d actually produced in McKie

He was bitter with a bitterness he knewin him for years The loneliness of his own life with its central dedication to BuSab had been brought to a head by the loneliness of this imprisoned planet An incredible jumble of emotions had sorted the within him

Power!

Ahhhhthat was how it felt to be Dosadi!

He&039;d turned away from Jedrik&039;s cold smile, pulled the blankets around his shoulder

Thank you, loving teacher

Such thoughts roah his an to make the bed After her revelation, Jedrik had resu only to awaken him with more questions

In spite of his sour outlook, he still felt it his duty to exaination could produce Nothing about Dosadi was too absurd He had to build a better picture of this society and its driving forces

Before returning to Jedrik&039;s roo courtyard with her There&039;d been more neeapons adapted from his kit, and he&039;d realized the courtyard was round, that thereareas for her followers

McKie had not yet revealed to her that Aritch&039;s people ht terminate Dosadi&039;s people with violence Shed been centering on this at dawn Even while they shared the tiny toilet cubicle off her room she&039;d pressed for answers

For a time, McKie had diverted her with questions about Pcharky What were the powers in that cage? At one point, he&039;d startled her

"Pcharky knows so valuable he hopes to trade for his freedom"

"How&039;d you know?"