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Daring to look up, she sawtoqueen of Luna

Except Kai, who looked ashamed to be included with the others But despite his decision to stop the cyborg draft for letu, the Commonwealth continued to have many of the same injustices as the rest of the planet

Kai was the first to nod "The Corees to your request These laws are unfair and antiquated"

After another long silence, Queen Cain the reexamination of the laws in earnest upon my return"

Prime Minister Bromstad bashfully admitted that he would need to set up a parliaes could be eneral agreereeuise howhad saved the world didn’t enerations of prejudices, but Cinder hoped it was a start

"Second I ask that all restrictions on Lunar eo between Luna and Earth as they please--I don’t want Luna to feel like a prison to its citizens anymore Likewise, once we’re prepared for it, I will open Luna’s ports to Earthen travel and eration Like it used to be, when Luna first becaed I feel like it’s the only way our two societies will begin to start trusting each other"

As she spoke, she noticedpassed between the other leaders

It was the Australian governor-general who dared to speak "While I understand your motives, how can we trust that the Lunars who come into our countries won’t…" He hesitated

"Manipulate you?" said Cinder "Brainwash your people? Co how easy it will be for theet aith it?"

He flashed a wry smile "Exactly"

"I believe that Earthens and Lunars can coexist peacefully," said Cinder "We’ve seen it in Farafrah and other north African towns over the past decade, where close to fifteen percent of the population is ether They trust each other"

"Fifteen percent?" said Africa’s Prime Minister Kamin "I’ve never heard this statistic"

"They don’t publicize it, but it didn’t seem to be a secret, even to the Earthen locals They had formed a ht is," said Ka, Your Majesty You may not be aware that there was a tied between Earth and Luna, and in that ti put upon our people, forced suicides, rapes … Not only is it difficult to prove when a Lunar has manipulated an Earthen, but half the time, we can’t even tell a crime was committed" She stopped herself as her voice started to rise "I of course mean no disrespect to you, Your Majesty"

"No disrespect taken," said Cinder "I am, in fact, quite familiar with the Massacre at New Haven, 41 TE, the Mindless Marches of 18 TE, the highly publicized case of Roget v Caprice in the second era, and, oh, about a thousand other notable exaift on the people of Earth"

Kamin looked taken aback In fact, the whole table see forward, Cinder spoke very clearly "I have a co to tell you that I am the smartest or, by any est that no one use norant"

"Of course," said Kaive itimate," said Cinder "If I could offer you a solution--a proain, or would at least be given an opportunity to protect theree to ," said President Vargas "And I, for one, aht" Cinder flicked her hand toward her stepmother "This is Linh Adri, a citizen of the Eastern Coaze around the table of very important people