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"Going Beloon’t acco" I have to work hard to contain the bitterness in my voice "We don’t know that the people there will believe you And even if so, what can they do?"

"Rio’s right," Fen says "There’s no reason to risk yourself for thery as I feel

"There’s every reason," Bay says She knoon’t survive without Atlantia, but she can’t say that in front of Ciro or he’ll knohat I a Belo have never known the full truth"

"If you go down and tell it to thee?" Fen asks "The Council up here will still condemn most of Atlantia to death"

"Maire really believed there could be more sirens?" Bay asks

"Yes," I say "Hidden ones" There ht be more like Nevio, too

"Maybe, if there are any sirens left Below, and they knew that they were safe to speak, they could cry out to the gods to help us," True says "Or maybe they will be heard Above somehow They are miracles, after all"

"We need to tell the people," Bay says "Whether they die or live, they need to know the truth They need to send their voices, siren or not, up to the gods and to the people Above to beg for their lives They need to agree to change, too" Bay pauses "But it can’t be a siren who tells theht I know it I know she was born for this She has always loved Atlantia; she has always heard the city breathing Thinking of the greater good comes naturally to her She could have been the next Minister if she hadn’t always been so busy protecting et Below?" I ask, and Bay turns to look atone ht," Ciro says "There are a few Council ranted asyluet you on board that transport, hidden somewhere I have a favor I can call in But we must be certain ant to spend it on this"

"Can you think of anything else we ht do?" Bay asks

Ciro pauses for a moment, then shakes his head "I will ask those here to speak for the people Below But perhaps the gods cannot answer our prayers until both the Above and the Below plead together"

We are all silent for a e room smells like stone and books and old cloth, just like the teo," Bay says "You believe you can arrange it?"

"Yes," says Ciro the Minister "I aet you to the Below But I don’t know that I will be able to bring you back"

"I understand," she says

"And I can’t guarantee your safety in the Below," Ciro says "How do you think your Council will react when they see you?"