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"I couldn’t care less about my own safety, Prince," Farley says "It’s the people in the villages, the workers and the soldiers, who I care about They’re the ones being punished right now, and harshly"
My thoughts fly tothe dull look in a thousand eyes as we passed "What have you heard?"
"Nothing good"
Kilorn’s head jerks up, though his fingers still swirl on the table "Double work shifts, Sunday hangings, raves It’s not pretty for the ones who can’t keep up the pace" He’s ree, just like I am "Our people at the war front say it isn’t much different up there either The fifteen- and sixteen-year-olds are being put into their own legion They won’t survive thewhat he feels
"I can stall that,out loud "If I convince the war council to hold theh" My voice is s to be let free I turn to Farley "You have people all over, don’t you?"
I don’t miss the shadow of satisfaction cross her face "I do"
"Then give the to the beginning of the list "And find them"
Maven gently takes the book, his eyes scanning over it "There e "What is this?"
"They’re like er than both"
It’sEven Maven’s jaw drops Farley snaps her fingers and he hands it over without a thought, still staring at the little book that holds such a powerful secret
"It won’t be long until the wrong person figures this out, though," I add "Farley, you lares at the names like they offer him some kind of insult "This could take months, years"
Maven huffs "We don’t have that kind of tirees "We need to act now"
I shake my head Revolutions cannot be rushed "But if you wait, if you find as many as you can--you could have an ar us all to jump "But we do have one"
"I have ues, looking at Maven like he’s gone et an ars "Very little, actually The other legions would crush them on the field"
It hits etting at "But they won’t fight on the field," I breathe He turns toabout a coup"
Farley frowns "A coo?"
"A coup, a coup d’état It’s a history thing, a before thing," I explain, trying to wave off their confusion "It’s when a sovernlances, eyes narrowed "Go on," she says