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But Malak’Rafa shook his head “No, not at all I can’t believe you’ve never listened to Kholai’s ser” It certainly has now, Therion thought The quarian recited fro voice, “‘Only the Enkindlers knohen the Day of Extinguishment will coless, and to strive toward accolory The holiest bear happy witness to the rot of the universe, but have no part in it’ They are the laziest cult I have ever encountered They quite literally believe any action at all is a sin I aenuinely surprised they went so far as to seek out the ark and book passage”
“Perhaps there has been a new revelation,” Borbala said darkly
“Perhaps,” shrugged Malak
“And what about your friend, this… Soval?” asked Anax, her voice full of feigned hesitance, as if she had never known her, never seen her shining face dancing in the tavern lights on Hephaestus “Did she also listen to the hanar?”
“Soval… Soval” Therion watched the way his shoulders moved when he said her nairl I’ve ever known She was a poet back on Kahje She wrote ‘Each of Us Dying is the Soul Naood, if a little on the nose Her husband is political, a revolutionary, at least in his own mind But she isn’t like that at all Soval didn’t listen to Kholai so ht she could change that jelly’s outlook on life Show hi is not a sin We had our lastsoued No one acted strange And that’s all I saw, I swear to you by the new homeworld we seek in Andromeda”
“I else! We knohen it happened, and it happened on your watch,” the batarian fumed
“When what happened? Why don’t you tell me?”
“You said you inspected the cryopods…” Anax ventured softly, tracing an idle pattern on the table It helped her think
“Yes I confir order with the assistance of the elcor team member, Threnno”
“And you saw no problems at all?” Borbala said
“Did so with the pods?” asked Malak
“Why don’t you tellwith the pods?” snapped Borbala
“You were in love with her,” Anax said quietly “With Soval Raxios With a drell”
The quarian’s faceplate showed no expression, but his voice was tight and thin “That’s preposterous I told you she’s married”
“Yes, to Osyat, the radical I know him fairly well He is obnoxious and disliked Married to his politics She would have been lonely And though twins may well be less close than you and Qetsi’Olam, I have seen the way she and Senna’Nir speak She left you lonely, too, even on your salarian Pilgrie Even in your Nedas cell”