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"Interesting," Eight says "I’ve never thought of how their society works"

"Who cares?" growls Nine He’s standing with his hands on the back of his chair, like he’s ready to fling it "Get to the part that proves this isn’t soadorian setup"

"They experimented on Adam with the same machines they used ontension "They had the body of a Garde--Number One, I believe--and they tried to download herit would help them find the rest of you"

"Her body," Marina says quietly "That’s sick"

My dad nods in agreeadorians intended Exposed to One’s memories, I believe Adam developed doubts about his people He rebelled In the process, he helped me escape and find Sam"

Nine shakes his head "This is the kind of double-agent shit they love to pull," he insists

"Youkid?" Six asksatonuncomfortable "Yeah He was at the Dulce Base He held off a squadron of Mogs whiledown at the table "I fear he didn’t survive the battle"

"Well, that’s a relief," gru his seat

"There’s so hesitantly atexactly how I should phrase this next revelation

"What is it, Saht, he--he acy"

"Bullshit on top of bullshit," snorts Nine

"It’s true," countersthe experiment"

Ella speaks up, a note of fear in her voice "Is that true? They can steal our powers?"

"I don’t think he stole the Legacy," ift frouys reifts?"

John folds his arms across his chest "It doesn’t seem like it should be possible"

"I’ around "I wanted to tell you everything, even the unpleasant details"

"Is it really that bad?" asks Marina "Iwrong, wouldn’t others"

"You want to count on the sy

So occurs toabout how the Garde developed their Legacies and listening to acies coht?"

"That’s what Henri told me," John says

"Katarina too," adds Six

"So, if that’s the case, it doesn’t see technology I mean, if they could do that, they’d have stolen ht?"

"What’re you saying?" John asks, his eyebrows raised

"Well, I guess I’acy because One wanted him to?"

On one side of me, Nine snorts derisively On the other side,his chin "Interesting theory," he says

"Yeah, whatever," Nine says, leaning forward to peer attrap? You’re sure they weren’t tailing you?"

"I’m sure of it," my dad replies with authority

Down the table, Five chuckles He’s been silent for most of the Adam discussion Now, he looks around incredulously "I’uys just told adorians" He waves a hand at us "These tere actually in contact with the Mogs, like, weeks ago Hanging out And you’re just going to trust the Five right in the eyes "I trust theadorian defector is still alive, we’re going to find him"

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

I CAN’T SLEEP THAT NIGHT STRETCHED OUT ON the choicest couch in Nine’s showroo roorade over the stiff, flea-bitten , not to mention the wonderful accommodations of Setrákus Ra

There is just too much to think about Finally reunited with the Garde and adorians, I feel uneasy Uneasy about the future Uneasy about fitting in with the Loric