I shield my eyes from the sun to see her cold lookβthe expression I saw in my mind even before I looked at her. She looks older to me than she ever has, stern and tough and worn by time. I feel that way, too. βThese people have no regard for human life,β she says. βTheyβre about to wipe the memories of all our friends and neighbors. Theyβre responsible for the deaths of a large majority of our old faction.β She sidesteps me and marches toward the door. βI think theyβre lucky Iβm not going to kill them.
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