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"Valentine," he said, "you don't knohat you're doing If you interfere in any way, you'll destroy me Do you understand me? Have I ever lied to you?"

"Constantly"

"Neglecting to tell you things is not lying," said Ender

"I'"

"With all due respect, Val, you don't know anything"

"I know you, Ender, better than you know yourself"

"But you don't know this boy who calls himself by the name of a monster because he thinks the madman was his father"

For a fewback "My father was a genius"

"Not incompatible concepts," said Valentine dis them back"

"Right now," said Ender, "if you love "

His voice was like a lash--not loud, but sharp and with true aim She recoiled as if he had struck her Yet she opened her mouth to answer

"If you love me," he said

"I think what your brother is trying to tell you," said Achilles, "is that he has a plan"

"My plan," said Ender, "is to tell you who you are Julian Delphiki and Petra Arkanian lived in hiding because Achilles Flandres had agents seeking the to kill them--especially because he had once desired Petra, after his sick fashion"

The rage was rising in Achilles again And he welco