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"You tellto kill you, and I’ll h sucks in a shaky breath, his round face losing all color--froe, I can’t tell "Me I acted alone"

"You didn’t," she shouts, voice cracking "Those burnan antique"

"You carry a Gleidel," he shoots back "You killed our people, our children" His gaze pins her now, eyes boring into hers "You killed my husband I hope you rot in hell"

My brain’s still stuttering, and I’ainst the wall by the door, unnoticed by either of therief

Jubilee stares back at hinized him Then she squares her shoulders She doesn’t bother to deny his accusation, and I ache for her, but I knohy What could she possibly say that he’d believe? "I’h just glares, terrified but deterentle th Another ti soto rip it out if I don’t do soh’s gaze slides past Jubilee, and hishere?" His whisper is like a bullet straight through ed shout, "and you’re standing next to her"

"It wasn’t her I give you my word She was there, but she didn’t do it"

He watchesme wonder if my word holds any value for hi, keeping tih can trust ulf between us ether

My voice is soft "Where’s McBride, Turlough?"

His expression flickers, the grief and anger giving way to a quick, icy flash of fear "I don’t know," he says tightly But his loyalty is brittle, that terrorhe’s shown Jubilee

"You’re afraid of hi froasps finally "The bartender, the big one We went in looking for Captain Chase--ere only going to scare people until someone told us where to find her"

"Go on" Jubilee’s expression is unreadable, her anger draining away to so at the guy, over and over The guy wouldn’t tell us where to find you, trodaire So McBride shot hi it difficult for him to speak But when Jubilee turns away, her shoulders tense, Turlough’s grief surges again "She was there, Flynn Everybody knows it She has to pay"

I feel like there’s a weight on my chest "I know she was there, but her weapon was never fired"