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"Ew You missed a question?" She wrinkles her nose as she picks a practice razor from a bench "I suppose that’s why you weren’t in Minerva"

"How did Pax et picked by House Minerva, by the way? I’ve alondered … he wasn’t exactly a scholar"

"How did Roque end up in Mars?" she replies with a shrug "Each of us have hidden depths Now, Pax wasn’t as bright as Daxo is, but wisdoht aveme visit the Telemanus estate He kept Adrius and me apart to make assassination of his heirs h if I hadn’t been, maybe Pax wouldn’t have been quite so loyal Maybe he wouldn’t have asked to be in Minerva Maybe he’d be alive Sorry …" Shaking away the sadness, she looks back to ht smile "What did you think of my dissertations?"

"Which one?"

"Surprise me"

"‘The Insects of Specialization’" Snap A practice razor slaps intothe flesh I yelp in surprise "What the hell?"

Mustang stands there looking innocent, swishing the practice blade back and forth "I wasattention? I was answering your question!"

She shrugs "All right Perhaps I just wanted to hit you" She lashes at e "Why?"

"No reason in particular" She swings I dodge "But they say even a fool learns so once it hits him"

"Don’t quote …" She slashes, I twist aside "… Homer … to me"

"Why is that dissertation your favorite?" she asks coolly, swinging at e, but it is as hard as a wooden cane I leavesideways out of the way like a Lykos tue another

"When you’re on your heels, you’re a liar On your toes, you spit truth" She swings again "Now spit" She hitsto reach the other practice razors, but she keeps s "Spit!"

"I liked it …" I jump backward "… because you said ‘Specialization makes us limited, simple insects; a fact … fro and stares accusatorially, and I realize I’ve fallen into a trap

"If you agree with that, then why do you insist onyourself only a warrior?"