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"You could not shape ave th fades now It’s then that Aja rushes forward We exchange three moves before she knocks my blade aside and punches me so hard in the chest with her fist that I think I’ doll And when she is done, she rejoins the Sovereign and In commands

Fitchner looks ather "We should fil A state death"

"Fitchner …" The Sovereign’s eyebrows go up till Fitchner retracts his hand "Enough" Her jaw one No more variables Now Save the head for a pike We’ll film that"

Fitchner’s beady eyes sith sadness Born the lowest of the Golds, he rose to the top on ht his, I knoin Mars Augustus will be freed The ill continue Gold eaken And Red will rebel Maybe, just maybe, they will rise and find freedoo to other men, women Eo would be pleased

I ss I aain? I care not How very nice it will be to rest in the Vale while others carry out Eo’s drea before the end Told her what I aht And fast," Aja says to Fitchner from the shadows of my vision "Keep the head But you can cast the body to the soil in the Martian way"

Aja reopens the drop raroans I feel the wind of the Vale onto sleep Soon I’ll wake beside Eo I’ll wake in our warled in her hair I’ll wake to love and know that in the world before, I did my best

I’llMore than I’ve ad and shadows are my vision For a moment, the smell of rust makes me think I’ through the fog I can’t see his face But so stirs in me Father? No, not Father I squint

"Uncle Narol"

"No It’s Fitchner, boyo"

His voice jerkshook tearing silk a direction it doesn’t wish to go

"Oh I’th to lift my heavy head a bit hs out a laugh The histles behind me Not the Vale Just Mars Not mist Just the clouds The ramp’s down so they can push ray hair

My head dips I spit out so … Eo … I love them" I yawn so deeply

"You bloodyda his head "I had it under control"

"I didn’t …" I blink through the fog "What?"

"It isdisappears I look up at hiht hel therenade