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"Yes, but even humans used to do that in the early days," Skori said

"But that was over half a o," Jenius reht about by the sterility crisis changed those attitudes … ahed "However, my people differ froe We treat androids the same as humans; that is true But we're obsessed with solidarity to the point that the idea of relationships outside our species is disturbing to so to others And with androids, it's like a double standard We see them as sentient and veryso, no self-respecting elf would risk falling in love with one And because hu that one is in a relationship with an android may have disastrous consequences on both sides, especially if the knowledge becomes widespread in a short period of ti the news about your sister and this elf being lovebirds," Tescadji said grimly "We don't knoho it is yet; whoever it is has been doing a good job of covering his or her tracks, but we thought that it'd be better for both of you to hear it from us rather than someone else … and believe me, sooner or later, you will"

"Well, what do you want us to do, then?" Sedriil said with vague apprehension "We can't tell Meri to stop seeing him That's not our place to-"

"We didn't say that," Tescadji said, taking a sip of his whiskey "If worse comes to worst, we'll have some major fire control to do, especially with the Republic and Daina … possibly Cires as well, but I sincerely hope that it won't come to that However, we do advise caution You two need to watch yourselves, and keep a closer eye on your sister I'reement when I say that no one wants to see her in the crossfire"

Skori and Sedriil left the restaurant later that evening, much more disconcerted than when they entered Skori felt a tension in the air unlike he had ever felt in a long time The crowds of revelers and ho out, but he still felt as though all eyes were fixed upon hi that Lusea was an elven city, this potential situation that Tescadji and Jenius warned them about could indeed become a worst case scenario How much had this unknown troublemaker caused so far? It had to be quite a bit in order to rouse the concern of the ATF The possibility that this could become volatile did not sit ith him at all; it stirred up too many unpleasant memories: recollections of a past life and love that was shattered by the madness that hatred had spawned Lusea was a city just this side of heaven: peaceful and serene He would hate to see such tranquility shattered like his former life, by latent prejudices turned active