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She shrugged with her hands in the Belter way “Or, you can blow yourselves up Seeive the undersecretary her radio privileges back”

The captain nodded and relaxed visibly Whatever happened next, it wasn’t like he had any choice And since he didn’t have any choice, he didn’t have any responsibility “We were following orders You’ll note that in the log when you take coain “Then the ship is yours”

Bobbie opened her radio link to Cotyar “We win Put Her Majesty on, will you?”

While she waited for Avasarala, Bobbie said to the captain, “There are six injured security people down below Get a medical team down there”

“Bobbie?” Avasarala said over the radio

“The ship is yours, madam”

“Great Tell the captain we need toto hiuyen does”

“Uh, this is a pleasure yacht It’s built to run at low g for co if it needs to, but I doubt it does uyen is about to kill everyone that actuallyon” Avasarala didn’t quite yell “We don’t have ti rent boys!”

“Huh,” Bobbie said Then, a mo ship …”

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Holden

Holden pulled hialley coffeepot, and the strong smell filled the room He could feel the eyes of the crew on his back with an almost physical force He’d called them all there, and once they’d assembled and taken their seats, he’d turned his back on the for tiar in his coffee even though he always drank it black, just because stirring took a few more seconds

“So Who are we?” he said as he stirred

His question was ainst the countertop, holding his unwanted cup of coffee and continuing to stir

“Seriously,” he said “Who are we? It’s the question I keep co back to”

“Uh,” Amos said, and shifted in his seat “My na okay?”

No one else spoke Alex was staring at the table in front of hi hair under the harsh white of the galley lights Prax was sitting on the counter next to the sink and looking at his hands He flexed theure out what they were for

Only Nao at him Her hair was pulled up into a thick tail, and her dark, alht into his It was fairly disconcerting