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"The alternative to fighting will take years," I reply, suddenly feeling the weight of it, the exhaustion fro to keep what little control I have overthat if they fight hard enough, they can change Avon tounned"

"No, really? I hadn’t noticed" I toss the bandage wrappers back into the kit and lock it shut with a snap When I turn back, she’s still watching htful I sigh "McBride’s waiting for soht"

"I noticed" Her voice is flat

"Anything happens to him, or he finds a reason somewhere, and his people would blame your people, and that’d be the end of the ceasefire Your nightmares about bombs in your hospitals would beco between her teeth but h to look atdoesn’t seem to bother you, but bombs do"

Irritation kindles once nored "You lockbetween McBride and all-out war Look, there aren’t just two sides to this thing"

She doesn’t respond right away, but when she does, her voice is quiet again "There are never just two sides to anything"

They’re not words I would’ve expected from a soldier--especially not one with Jubilee’s reputation I tear , cast into uneven shadow by the bioluminescence "Listen Your people won’t deal with us for you If I can’t convince the others you can offer soe out of here--"

"I know," she whispers "Are you only just noorking that out?"

My te to try to save yourself? If you want to be a martyr, this isn’t the way They’ll dump you somewhere, nobody will know Nobody will remember you for it"

She lifts her chin, stubborn, her eyes flinty hard It’s like she doesn’t understand what’s happening--like she doesn’t understand she’s signing her own death warrant

"Listen, don’t you have a family?" I can hear the desperation in et out of this alive, for the I do is for my family" Her voice is sharp--I’ve hit a nerve, and it costs her One hand presses to her side as she gulps air against the pain of her broken ribs Looks like Captain Lee Chase has a weak spot after all