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The Sovereign lifts her head at that "As low as twenty-nine?"
"When are n says "The Oracle is designed to measure truth It’s in fluctuations of temperature, chemicals in the blood, pulse of the heart"
"You don’t have to play if you don’t want, Darrow," Aja purrs "You can go the easy ith the Praetorians Death is not so bad"
I glare at the Sovereign "Let’s play"
"Would you assassinate ht if you could?"
"No"
We all watch the Oracle Even I After a n same doesn’t have an end," I mutter "How do I even win?"
"You ame?" I ask
"Seventy-one In the end, I’ve trusted only one other Where does Augustus hide his unregistered electrohout Mars’ cities" I list the particulars "And in the dais of his reception room" That surprises them "Where are yours?"
She lists off sixty locations in fast order She tells everything because she’s never lost She’s never had to worry about the infor out the door Such confidence
"What does that pegasus pendant mean to you?" she asks "Is it from your father?"
I look down It’s spilled out of acy Did you help Karnus at the Acadeave him that ship he rammed you with Did you really intend to launch yourself at his bridge?"
"Yes Why did you bring Virginia into your inner circle?"
"The same reason you fell in love with her"
My pulse quickens Aja sinia is special And we both coirl, I would have given anything to belong to a different faift no one could have given me
"You see, I collect people I enjoy, Androht see hie unseemly, but, like you, he is so very talented When I asked hihts, you knohat he said?"
"I can is his slumped shoulders "Told you to stick the box up your cootch I’m not an idiot"
"I think it was even n exaht "Did Fitchner violate his oath as a Proctor and cheat at the Mars Institute, as ru the Oracle instead of my old Proctor "He cheated like the rest" I know Fitchner would not have gained this post were she not sure of his loyalty to her and not Augustus, which means Fitchner ustus’s ill dealings I glance back at the h I don’t know if he was paid like the others"