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Ender sat up ih he had never knowingly been in co alert even when asleep By the tin whose duty was to waken hi "I understand it's tian"

"Yes sir, if you please sir" The poor kid (well, six or seven years older than Ender, but still young to have an aderness to please Ender So Ender made it a point to be visibly pleased "He's in a ten whispered

"Let's see if I can cheer him up a little," said Ender

"Not bloody likely," whispered the ensign Then he had the door open "Adin, sir" Ender stepped in as he was announced; the ensign beat a hasty retreat and shut the door behind him

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" dean, his face livid Since Ender had been napping for two hours, that hout the interim, or he was able to switch it on at will, for effect Ender was betting on the latter

"I' with the captain of the ship, at his request"

"Sir," said Adan

"Oh, you don't need to call me sir," said Ender "Andreill do I don't like to insist on the privileges of rank" Ender sat down in a coan's desk, instead of the stiff chair directly in front of it

"On an

"I have no authority," said Ender "But my rank travels with me"

"You are fo vital resources, subverting a mission whose primary purpose is to deliver you to the colony that you purport to be ready to govern"

"Rebellion? We're reading Ta of the Shrew, not Richard II"

"I', boy! You may think you're heroism personified because you and your little chuame that turned out to be real, but I won't put up with this kind of subversion on ot you that ridiculous rank is over You're in the real world now, and you're just a snot-nosed boy with delusions of grandeur"

Ender sat in silence, regarding him calmly

"Now you can answer"