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"Look at her," he tells me "Darrow, look at your friend"

I look at Quinn and feel everything go quiet Here she is, peaceful in death Why can we not breathe life back into her? Why can we not siht Save the ones we love

Roque ar’s transparent pulse field, which opens into space He’s bent and broken as he walks to the stars to push his lost girl out arab the Jackal when I see hi to knohat happened She died, he tells me It’s just that He’s tired like the rest of us He rolls down his sleeves "I won’t apologize I didmyself "Of course"

He asks e," he says "Do you even understand what you just did?" He waves around "Two reatest vessels ever built Golds will flock to our banners All it takes is etting the dataRecorder the Sons of Ares put in my tooth to record the bomb blast It’s activated with a clench of my n’s office I reach inside uht up

"Where did you get this?" he asks

"Black n has daht"

I leave the Jackal there and am about to leave the cleanup to others, when I notice the Oranges and lowColors watching me I can’t simply lead with violence So I join Pebble and Harpy and lendthe wounded to the sickbay The rest of the Howlers help too And Mustang, and eventually even Victra

After the last Gray is loaded on a gurney, I stand in the ee The Jackal avoids the Telemanuses who accompany him, and instead one I don’t knohat to do, where to go

Blood and scorch marks stain the deck I look at my hands These are the consequences of ainst the cold metal wall

She comes from behind I don’t think she says my name I’m not sure I just ssays quietly "But Sevro needs you"

"What about Roque?" I ask, turning to face her So ers unsaid between us So iven Soth in her fingers lend itself to me