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"So you slipped away on the walk," Calthis through, putting hi the prison as she escaped, so he can figure out a way to break in "The eyes couldn’t see what you planned to do, so they couldn’t stop you They guarded the gates, yes?"

She bobs her head in agreeun, put my head down, and ran"

Crance lets out a lohistle, impressed by her boldness But Cal is not so blinded, and pushes further "What about the gates thenetron can open them"

At that, Caer stupid enough to leave coate to a handful of metal manipulators There’s a key switch, to open the doors in case you don’t have a netron around--or to shut them with stone sliders, if one decides not to play nice"

This is ainst the cells in the Hall of the Sun Maven is taking steps to lance at"And you have the key?"

She shakes her head, gesturing instead to her neck The tattoo there is black, darker even than her skin It marks her as a techie, a slave to the factories and sers "Switches got gears and wires Only an idiot needs a key to get those working right"

Caht be a pain, but she’s certainly useful Even I have to adh we had jobs in Nen," she continues, dropping her tone

"The prison, Cameron," I tell her "We have to focus--"

"Everyone works there, and it used to be we couldn’t join the arer and louder To coed that There was a lottery One in twenty, for everyone between fifteen and seventeen My brother and I were both chosen Long odds, right?"

"Less than a three percent chance," Ada whispers

"They separated us, ion out of Fort Patriot, and Morrey to the Dagger Legion That’s what they did with anyone who er Legion is a death sentence, you know Five thousand kids who had the spine to fight, and they’re going to end up in a ether The ht in my hter Right through the trenches and into the heart of the Choke They sent Morrey there because he tried to hug our mother one last time"

My tenuous hold on coest Cameron’s words Ada is worst of all She stares atIt’s not a harsh look, but a blank one She’s doing her best to keep judg The fire rages in the center of the floor, turning the whites of her eyes gold and red and glaring

"There are newbloods in that prison, and Silvers too" Carip "But there are five thousand children, five thousand Red boys and girls, about to disappear forever Do you let them die? Do you follow her"--she tosses her head in ers twitch too close to mine and I pull away Not here They all knoe share a bedchaive Cameron any more ammunition than what she already has

"She says you have a choice, but she doesn’t know the ionnaire tookgirl does not give people choices"

She expects ue It feels like defeat, and she knows it well Behind her eyes, the gears have already begun to turn She hurt ain So why does she stay? She could silence us and march out of here Why stay?

"Mare saves people"