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“Because Soval Raxios did, and she shouldn’t have And I do not yet knohy Irit Non had nothing to say on the subject herself Until I do, I palm the card until it is my play”
The drell balanced the Reeger Carbine in one hand and looked appraisingly at the batarian An Arc Pistol was one thing Could she risk the two of the equally armed?
“Whatever happened to your hanar friend?” Borbala asked “Did it coether to spy on new and interesting people?”
“Oleon was assassinated I was a freelancer before I met it I was a freelancer after it died” Anax allowed a certain percentage of the grief she carried with her to show in her posture “I worked for the Shadow Broker for a long time afterward”
“Never heard of him”
Anax didn’t believe that for a second The Shadow Broker ell known to the entire criminal element of the Milky Way “Nevertheless, now I am here Alone”
“Sad Who got the old jellyfish?”
Anax Therion locked eyes with the batarian Her eyelids slicked shut, but she kept to her word and did not speak the memory that rushed over her The color of roses The s Gentle That one’s head rests heavy in the grotto of sleep Blood follows Blood everywhere like a world of oceans
“Sos are between a drell and their hanar,” she said evenly, knowing the ie “Unless you have made the Compact yourself you can’t possibly understand Do you know one single hanar’s soul name, batarian?”
“I do not”
Anax smiled softly “Then shut up”
As they headed toward the hatch at the rear of the bridge, the voice of the Keelah Si’yah’s interface filled the rooly yellow
Eency lockdown procedures initiated Safe zones are indicated in yellow Prohibited areas are indicated in red Please proceed to the nearest safe zone Eency lockdown procedures initiated Please proceed in an orderly fashion to the nearest yellow zone
Yorrik’s heavy, h on their comm lines
“Barely controlled panic: Senna, I am afraid the rendezvous at medbay at 0330 hours will not be possible Formal announcement: By my authority as the ered lockdown You lass, but you will not be able to come inside”