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"We can bomb and burn every inch of this country down," shelike pride, "but that will never do the daainst his crown, a Red girl with abilities What will people say, when they see you standing with us?"

"I thought you wanted--" Maven starts, but Farley waves the words away

"The boet attention Once we have it, once every Silver in this forsaken country is watching, we need so as she ainst whatever she has in mind "I think you’ll do quite nicely"

My voice treht say "As what?"

"The face of our glorious revolution," she says proudly, tossing her head back Her golden hair catches thecrown "The drop of water to break the dam"

Maven nods with fervor

"So, where do we start?"

"Well, I think it’s tie out of Mare’s book of mischief"

"What’s that supposed to mean?" I don’t understand but Maven follows Farley’s line of thought easily

"My father has been covering up other attacks by the Guard," heher plan

My mind flickers back to Colonel Macanthos and her outburst at luncheon "The airfield, Delphie, Harbor Bay"

Maven nods "He called the exercises, lies But when you sparked up at Queenstrial, evenlike that, so no one can hide To show the world the Scarlet Guard is very dangerous and very real"

"But won’t that have consequences?" My thoughts flash back to the riot, to the innocent people tortured and killed by a et worse"

Farley looks away, unable to hold aze "And more will join us More will realize the lives we live are wrong and that soe it We’ve stood still for far too long; it’s time to make sacrifices and move forward"

"Was er flare within me "Was his death worth it to you?"

To her credit, she doesn’t try to lie "Shade knehat he was getting into"

"And what about everyone else? What about the kids and the elders and anyone who hasn’t signed up for your ‘glorious revolution’? What happens when Sentinels start rounding them up for punishment when they can’t find you?"

Maven’s voice is warm and soft in ht you?"

He taught me about death The before The wars But beyond that, in a tie, there were revolutions The people rose, the e and falling with the tide of ti what Julian would say in our lessons