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yesterday.тАЭ

Firebird laid her palms flat on the scanbook viewer. тАЬYou got your commendation, didnтАЩt you? By quite
a margin: twenty-six to one.тАЭ

тАЬOne.тАЭ Phoena lifted an eyebrow. тАЬIn your position, I think IтАЩd be trying to live a while. YouтАЩre lucky the
Redjackets havenтАЩt come for you. Wastlings who counter-vote donтАЩt last. YouтАЩre only in there for show,
anyway. For your honor.тАЭ

тАЬYes, honor.тАЭ Firebird curled her fingers around the viewer. тАЬI wonтАЩt compromise the things I believe in,
not even if it gives me one more day.тАЭ

тАЬWastling,тАЭ muttered Phoena. тАЬYou should never have a vote on the Electorate to begin with.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm as much an Angelo as you and Carradee. Carradee at least has a conscience.тАЭ
тАЬShe voted to attack VeeRon, too.тАЭ

тАЬI knowтАФтАЭ The swinging of the door past Phoena caught FirebirdтАЩs glance and she fell silent, toying with
her cruinn cup, as Carradee pushed through, followed by a palace servant. A deep green robe draped
CarradeeтАЩs form, now swollen with a second pregnancy.

тАЬCarrie,тАЭ Firebird murmured as the Crown Princess sank into a cushioned chair held by the servant.
тАЬYou look exhausted.тАЭ

Carradee sighed and splayed her fingers on her belly. тАЬWith the little oneтАЩs dancing all night, itтАЩs a wonder
I sleep at all. And IтАЩm so worried for you, Firebird. Why must you try so hard to throw away the time
thatтАЩs left to you?тАЭ

Phoena leaned back in her chair and fixed Firebird with dark eyes.

Easy for Phoena to smirk now, Firebird reflected bitterly, but it hadnтАЩt always been so. Phoena had been
a Wastling too, until Lintess was found smothered. Firebird was three at the time and Phoena six, both
already beginning their indoctrination into acceptance of the тАЬhigh destiny,тАЭ when it happened. A thorough
investigation had implicated the programmer of LintessтАЩs favorite toy, a lifelike robot snow bear, but, as
with the death of Prince Irion years later, Firebird harbored suspicions honor forbade her to voice.

She watched the scarlet-liveried servant hurry out. тАЬHow can you condone the idea of fouling an entire
living world, Carradee?тАЭ Firebird spread her hands on the table-top. тАЬArenтАЩt some things worth standing
against?тАЭ

тАЬYes. Some. Oh!тАЭ Carradee flinched and grimaced, holding her belly. тАЬIтАЩll be so glad when this is over.тАЭ

Firebird bit her lip.

Phoena seized the opening like a weapon. тАЬYes. Two weeks, now. There will be some changes made in
the family, wonтАЩt thereтАФFirebird?тАЭ

Carradee turned pale gray eyes to Phoena in mute reprimand, and Firebird snapped the viewer off. тАЬIтАЩll
have longer than that. TheyтАЩll send me with the invasion force. IтАЩm a good pilot, and IтАЩd love to fly strike.
I would rather die flying thanтАжтАЭ She groped for a comparison. The Wastling of another noble family had