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Everyone understood A few of them even took the last-minute option to travel in stasis--not because they intended tocooped up for years with someone who had that kind of power over them

When theended, there was a tremendous amount of noise and bustle, as some headed for the table where last-ed, and others headed for their dorathered around Graff--the celebrity hounds, of course, since he was almost as famous, in his oay, as Virlomi, and he hadn't been available till now

Virlon-up table when she heard a loud noise--asps and exclamations at once--from the people around Graff She looked over but couldn't see as going on Graff was just standing there, slances--glares, really--of a few of the bystanders drew her eye to the wo from Graff's little crowd

It was Nichelle Firth, of course, holding her dear little infant Randall

Well, whatever she had done, apparently it didn't bother Graff, though it bothered other people

Still, it was a worry that Nichelle had sought out an opportunity to confront Graff Her hostility led to action; bad news

Why hasn't she been openly hostile to me? I'm just as famous as

Faemony defeated ainstwith them Pretty much the same list that opposed and hated Achilles Flandres

No wonder she volunteered for my colony, and not one of the others She thinks that I' been beaten by the same foes She doesn't understand--or at least she didn't when she signed up for ree with those who defeatedand needed to be stopped I am not Achilles I am not like Achilles

If the goddess wanted to punish Virloain power and unite India, there would be no surer way than this: to have everyone think she was like Achilles--and like her for it

Fortunately, Nichelle Firth was only one person, and nobody liked her because she liked nobody Whatever her opinions were, they would not affect Virlomi

I keep reassuring ht Virlomi Does that mean that in the deepest recesses ofme?

Of course it does

Satyagraha This, too, I will bear

CHAPTER 12