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She didn’t realize that she was hungry until Cotyar came with a plate, the s in with him Avasarala’s belly ith a roar, and she turned off her ter at the desk

“It was Sergeant Draper’s idea,” he said “After the third ti”

“I don’t remember that,” she said as he put the dish in front of her “Don’t they have servants on this thing? Why are you bringing the food?”

“They do,the jumpy, are you?”

“As you say”

She ate too quickly Her back was aching, and her left leg was tingling with the pins and needles she got now fro woman, she’d never suffered that On the other hand, she hadn’t had the ability to pepper every major player in the United Nations and be taken seriously Tie It was a fair trade

She couldn’t wait to finish her ulped the last of it down Four waiting es Souther, God bless his shriveled little heart One fronize, and another from someone she did One from Michael-Jon, which was probably about Venus She opened the one from Souther

The admiral appeared on her screen and she had to stop herself fro, not a real conversation She hated it

“Chrisjen,” the ad to have to be careful with all this inforet jealous I wasn’t aware of our friend Ji this latest brouhaha”

Our friend Ji the na so out Holden’s naht the filter would be on his outgoing ht had half a brain—which he did—he’d be watching the traffic both ways for both of them Was he worried about someone else? How h infor, at least

“I can see where your concernssoht find so in a year You don’t be a stranger, though There’son out here that I can wish I could take you up on that lunch We’re all looking forward to seeing you again”

There was a barefaced lie, Avasarala thought Still, nice of hi the botto to the silver