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Before she could leave, Arip “No one’s gonna hurt you today”

There was no boast in it It was a siave him a smile and pulled her hand away Good-hearted unrepentant killers were not so she’d had to fit into her worldview before this, and she wasn’t sure hoould work But now she’d have to try

“All right, people, listen up,” Bull yelled out over the noise The rooet the action teao”

A shadow fell across Anna Aun “Defense,” he called out “To roup of eneral crowd and moved over to Amos Anna found herself surrounded by heavily armed and armored Belters with a few inner planet typesat the bottom of a well “Excuse ripped her arh the knot of people, and deposited her outside of it Aht want to find a quiet corner, Red”

Anna thought about trying to cross the room back to Tilly and Monica, but there were too many people in the way Amos had a sort of personal field that kept anyone fro too close to hi trampled on Amos didn’t appear to mind

“Assault tearoup of two dozen around hi Naomi and Alex from the Rocinante, the four Martian marines, a bunch of Bull’s security people, and Bull hiroup without obvious physical injuries were the four marines Alex and Naoht in a harness that immobilized it and her arm, and she winced every time she took a step Alex’s face ollen so badly that his left eye was ales around his head

These are the people who helped stop Protogen, who fought the h, they’ll make it It sounded thin even in her own head

“Well,” Bull said The crowd seeuess this is it Good hunting, everyone”

A few people clapped or called out to hi to her camera people Anna knew she should join the to All these people would be risking their lives to buy her time Her So it was all on her whether the whole plan succeeded or failed If she couldn’t convince an entire flotilla of ships fro off their power for a couple hours was the right thing to do, then it would all be for nothing She found herself wanting to delay thather responsibility as long as she could

“Better go, Red,” Amos whispered to her

“What if they’re all too scared to shut down their ships?” she replied “We’re in the haunted house, and I’m about to tell everyone that the way to escape is to turn out all the lights I would find that unconvincing in their shoes”