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"Shut up, Goblin," Jupiter sneers

"Daddy dearest had a little duel with Proctor Jupiter here to win the Rage Knight post" Sevro sht in the ass"

"That slippery slag Fitchner is … tricky" Jupiter nods grudgingly "Very, very tricky I have been helping the lady," Jupiter ru

"How so?" I ask

"Most of the Augustus cities are on coet a word out or in I’m the e it for weeks now and sending word to remote dropCaches and the other loyal cities A whole war’s been going on here with her agents and her brother’s while you were out stitching together a fleet It’s been nasty, oodman"

"So what can you tell ainst your friends Cassius and Karnus have been allocated to ground operations inside Agea I a to help you find theh telling us how tedious he finds the chore "That is the point--kill the Bellona family members and all their allies will suddenly wonder why they’re fighting--isn’t it?" He winks at Sevro "Next best thing to pounding that Luneborn Sovereign’s head in"

"You sure all Bellona are in Agea?"

Jupiter nods grudgingly "LastThat was a couple days ago, though, after they brought Augustus down in chains" He airily holds up a finger "And there was a peculiar series of heavy shuttles that landed last night"

I wave a hand, ignoring mention of the shuttles He squints at et behindis prepared," she says "We’re awaiting launch orders" She wrinkles her nose as if s foul "Sevro, do watch Jupiter He tends to shit where he eats"

Jupiter yawns "Pleasure working with you too"

"Milia, lovely seeing you washed," I say

"Reaper" She nods and s with scythes? Warms the heart"

"You’ve a heart?" Sevro chuckles

She exaht "A full-sized one" She pauses "I saw Pollux just yesterday, on the other side, however Been sneaking in and out with Jupiter here You’ve arranged us all a little reunion I heard about Tactus He was a bastard"

True enough I glance at my datapad We’ll be at the launch coordinates in five My teahtful

"What’s what?" I ask "Worrying about h for me to smell the scent of her "But it’s my father What if they kill him before we even make landfall?"

"They won’t kill hi chip Or if they’ve lost, they’ll spare him and hope we do the same for all the Bellona family members You don’t kill men as important as him"

I reach for her hand to co fro orders to her men

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