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The White steps forward “Six weeks ago, two known ustan property and are currently on Phobos, pending transfer to Mars”

I glance up at the twinover the city

“Nah Citadel is i with heavies, tech even I’ve never seen The Minotaur got chewed up with a full century of Peerless Real Peerless…” I squint at the “Who?”

“The Julii,” the White says

“She doesn’t have the skill set”

“But she has so better Money,” Sefi replies

Xenophon explains “Ignorant of Virginia’s deal with you, she eang ainst you after frontal confrontation with the Sovereign promised to escalate”

“That psycho?” A chill goes through me, but it makes sense Birds of a feather, and all that I squint at Sefi “You said two Who’s the extra?”

“The Red,” Xenophon replies “Your inside woman”

“Lyria? Lyria of bloodydaht she was a cooked little rabbit I lean back over the railing,like a rubicon wheel Get out, oldboy Save your precious skin while you can

But this voice is quieter without the Z Lyria of Lagalos and Volga Fjorgan, alive after all, and above Mars What a thing That settles it, even if I pretend it doesn’t Of course I have to throw a fit first, but I’d have had to agree anyway just to survive the et what I need

“How do you know they’re alive?” I ask “If the Julii took them—”

A holo appears in Sefi’s long hand It is of a cell Inside, Volga rocks back and forth The poor girl I see her s me a cocktail She was just a kid when I pulled her in I was all she had But she didn’t have ue bloody so I don’t belt out into tears Without the Z valve, it’s all so e flickers away

The cold bitch Queen stares at me “The Julii does not waste resources I told her I would pay her for their release If you pledge fealty to me, they are yours”

Don’t do it, oldboy She’s gonna die bad Dreamers all do Don’t you know?