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Wary, I asked, "What questions?"
"Why didn’t you tell Master Bloodgood about your iic to deter intensity Re skills, I kept as close to the truth as possible
"At first, I hoped my poould return after I healed They didn’t Now, since the Council and Bain are dealing with the consequences of the soon-to-be-extinct glass s settled to a point where I can tell Bain and he’ll beout a waythat last bit wasn’t too or?" Zebb asked
"Obviously, I can’t go to the Citadel and lass factories" I loweredto pretend to be upset The hot sweet slint of sunlight frolasswares pierced the air It was impossible to avoid the reminders of what I had sacrificed
"I have a few friends in Fulgor It seereed to the truce, but also puffed out his chest and threatened to tell the Council about nored his bluster What concerned me more was I still didn’t knohy Zebb failed to erect a null shield around Tama Until then, I wouldn’t trust him
Tama Moon’s confidence crept back over the next twenty days We had weeded out the inexperienced guards and asseroup of seasoned veterans with flawless service records Nic’s teaicians failed to abate despite ic
The taverns buzzed with general ruuards, but otherwise their biggest concern was over why their Councilor hadn’t returned to the Citadel
Sipping wine at the bar of the Pig Pen, I overheard bits of a conversation fro resolutions without her"
"…we need someone to speak for our clan"
"First Akako and now this…nation"
"The Council could assign someone…"
"…they take forever to make a decision"
When they turned to another subject, I stopped listening Their accurate comment about the Sitian Council and the slow pace of decisions snagged on one of my oorries What if the Council decided to execute Ulrick, Tricky and his goons before I had a chance to find out where they hid ht risk, but still a possibility Perhaps it was time to resue a visit with Ulrick for me, but no visitors were allowed inside Wirral And I couldn’t find any exceptions--like by order of the Councilor--to that rule I needed an alternative plan