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"The proble a close eye on the nobility back then for 'subversive activities' And when his ht him to the transcon station, a bunch of police officers aiting for hiest son It turned out that he'd known about their relationship frouess-, and had told on the plans to steal him away

"Skori hasn't been too clear on the details after that, and I don't blaed to say was that before he had a chance to come to his mistress's rescue, she shoved hi he says that he saas her falling to gunfire"

"Well, now I understandthe uilt and anger he's got bottled up inside, Meri I think that it's only his prograether"

"Please don't talk about Skori as if he's so very hurt "You don't know hilue that holds us together He and Sedriil started this family And frankly, he's the one who keeps Sedriil fro Alaema while my back is turned If it wasn't for him, I don't think our family, or business would even hold"

"I didn't mean it the way it sounded," Aldrec said contritely "I wasn't trying to insult hiot a burdensome past to deal with I'm well aware of his position in your fareatly admire the job he's done But tell me, where does his past cross with Sedriil's, exactly?

"Oh, that," Meri said, searching the air for where to start "I already said that Sedriil's an enigma, and I meant it He's the closest to me of my brothers … or at least, he's the one I feel closest to, even though Skori talks to methan anything else, actually

"But anyway, there isn'tabout his past before Skori What I do know is that he worked with the Android Equality Force as a wraith, erasing the pasts of the androids they rescued fro And he was one of their best, as Skori tellsthat their pasts are intertwined Skoriin Garushnit Because of his co, he used to do the dirty work for the AEF, like extractions He'd go in, get the android out, and Sedriil would cover hi into surveillance systeood teaovernn about it once; Skori nearly had nood at them, and they ultimately served Garushnit in the Liberation War Afterwards, when the Androids Rights Act was passed, the AEF was reorganized into the Android Task Force, Sedriil and Skori retired and settled into the private sector Noroa was an android they saved froo They -my brothers, I mean- still talk a lot in Skori's room, and I'm sure it's more of whatever top-secret business they had in the past; I'uess is as good as mine"