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"I have The game of court can be a nasty, duplicitous business You’reit an honor to be invited to a banquet thrown in its honor by wolves"

"And what if it’s you I need to be protected from?"

"Well" She arches her left eyebrow "Then I suppose you’ve already lost"

I laugh and ask about Sevro

She pretends to look around "He’s not asleep at the foot of the bed? I think he’s off with his father I only returned froht, but Theodora says Sevro departed shortly after dinner with Fitchner Thought he hated theand wonder how long Sevro has known about his father’s true identity See to e?

"And Lorn?" I ask

"He’s with that harpy, Victra"

"What’s wrong with Victra?"

"Aside fro"

"Wait She flirts with you? Tellswats at me But her smile falls just as quick and she pulls her hand back "Lorn’s taken Victra under his wing See his fareed to the pact Three of the most powerful houses on Mars united under n The Governors of the Gas Giants are on their way to Agea for a suht We take Mars, we have a chance against Octavia This isn’t just a battle any longer It’s a civil war And not a pointless one, it see the Refor"

I remember my conversation with the man "And you believe him?"

"I do, Darrow" She s time, I really do"

I auesses quietly "His father was killed by the Telenar on the wall All his brothers and sisters are reported dead But he and his "

I note her quiet "Are you worried he’s dead?"

"He is our enemy," she says flatly "His welfare isn’t my concern" She examines my eyes closely "Are you worried?"

"I don’t know" I consider

"Goryhell You’re so tender soret killing Julian"

"We’re all stained by the past" Mustang considers "You forget I had to kill soe too Every Peerless Scarred you’ve ever met--Lorn, Sevro, Pebble, Tactus, Octavia, Daxo, we all started there Often I think there’s too ret?

"I want to hate Cassius," I say slowly "I really do Even thinking of hi Break aOr, preferably, his ugly sly?" she asks skeptically

"So pretty he’s ugly"