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"Let’s install trackers in them, in case they try and run away," Addie said, her serious face starting to crack

"And we should probably just get rid of theet too old, because you kno adult hu motion with his hand "Blah blah blah, rebellion, blah blah blah, let’s fight back And they’re not as strong when they get older anyway"

"This is productive Thanks, guys" Riley shook his head as he rolled up the map

"Oh, co across her face "We’ll give theive us an amused look "Callum, fill the to him in surprise

"A brilliant plan!" Riley called over his shoulder

"Well, I don’t know about ‘brilliant,’" Callu about how screere in New Dallas with that intercoets on there, says three words, and the Reboots do whatever they say So I thought we should get a com and let you talk to the Reboots instead"

"That is a brilliant plan," I said, s at him

He looped an ar -people-in-the face part I like how this works"

THIRTY-SEVEN

CALLUM

I STOOD BY THE LARGEST OF THE SHUTTLES THAT NIGHT, WATCHING as our human allies climbed on behind the Reboots Tony and Deslance in ainst the shuttle wall

We didn’t have nearly enough shuttles for everyone going to Rosa, so the pilots were going to have to make two trips The first as mostly Reboots, but there were a few humans with us

I turned to the other shuttle to see Wren walking in ot closer and I took a step forward and scooped her up, lifting her off the ground so she wrapped her legs around my waist She ran her hands behind ainst mine

"You’re not allowed to die," she said quietly with a s it, as your forain "You either Or captured Or anything"

She leaned closer, so our foreheads were alet separated and it looks like this isn’t going to work, if it looks like we’re losing, I want you to run Meet me at that spot halfway between Rosa and Austin where we stopped and ate Reh"

She nodded in agreehtened an to pull away She hopped down to the ground

Our shuttle was now fully loaded Wren grinned at rin that made my insides turn over