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"It's funny to you," Virlomi said

"Not at all," said Ender "I'enius Not as smart as the kids he trained in Battle School, butwith Randall just an infant in his mother's arms, he knew that they would cause trouble"

"And sent you to save me," she said

"I doubt you need saving," said Ender

"No, I don't," she said "I've already dealt with it I provoked hi me in my house It's on vid and we've already held the trial and sentenced hi with any of his o with him"

Ender shook his head "And it doesn't occur to you that that's exactly what he wants you to do?"

"Of course it did But I also don't care, as long as I don't have to deal with him"

Ender sighed "Of course you care, Virlo there, and then he returns to Earth as an exile from what he calls his 'native world,' then you have just sown the seed that can bring down the FPE and restore the Earth to the in ended such a short tio"

"That's not my problem," said Virlomi

"Our generation is gone from power, Virlomi," said Ender, "except in a few remote colonies Peter is dead His successors are lackluster placeholders Do you think they'll be competent to deal with this Randall Firth?"

Virlomi hesitated "No"

"So if you knowingly infect soht off, have you not murdered them?"

Virlomi buried her face in her hands "I know," she said "I tried not to know, but I know"

"What I can't yet determine," said Valentine, "is why your first words to us were a protest that you hadn't told anyone that Ender was co Why would that matter?"

Virlomi raised her face "Because at the trial and ever since then, he has been using you And linking himself to his monster of a father Who he thinks his father is"