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she didnтАЩt need at this moment. тАЬI know many of you in this cham-
ber have found our ilKhanтАЩs actions offensive. Until recently, we
never spied on each other. What are we becoming as a people? Is
it worth it? I think not.тАЭ
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Nicholas seemed to survey the room. тАЬMy honorable friend, the
Khan of Clan Wolverine, continues to ignore the decisions of this
body, as verified by the recent Trial. I do not care that this cache is
that of the 331st Royal Division, her fatherтАЩs commandтАФnor should
you. We are a people of law. I am not above the law any more than
any one of you.тАЭ Nicholas, ever the master of the room, turned
back to her. тАЬI ask you as a friend, think through your actions care-
fully.тАЭ
He was backing her into a corner. She knew it. тАЬWe will hang by
your laws, either separately, or together.тАЭ She took a strained step
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towards the door.
тАЬYou have no standing on this issue if you walk through that
door!тАЭ barked Nicholas.
McEvedy turned slowly. тАЬI understand fully what I am doing,
ilKhan.тАЭ She swept the room once more with her eyes. тАЬAnd if any
of you have the courage to see this farce for what it is, you will
join me.тАЭ
No one stirred or moved.
тАЬYou cannot do this,тАЭ Nicholas implored. тАЬMy fellow Khans,
our colleague is clearly overwrought. I call for a vote of censure.
Loremaster Ward, pleaseтАФтАЭ
She took her cane and slapped it down on the table, the echo-
ing crack cutting the ilKahn off. тАЬDoes the truth hurt so much,
Nicholas? So much that you are willing to sacrifice not just me but
your own peopleтАФa people that have shed blood in your name?тАЭ
тАЬYou go too far,тАЭ he said in a low tone.
тАЬThen ilKhan, do what you must,тАЭ she said, pulling the cane back.
тАЬI will do the same.тАЭ She stepped through the doors.
тАЬShe should be arrested!тАЭ barked Franklin Osis behind her.
тАЬArrest her? I think not,тАЭ Nicholas said, the last sound she heard
as the door slammed behind her.
In the hallway, McEvedy spotted Franklin standing idly by,
reading his noteputer. He was obviously more calmed after his
embarrassment in front of the Grand Council. She hobbled to him
on the cane, leaning in on her compatriot, huddling close.
Franklin cut to the chase. тАЬThat did not go well.тАЭ
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