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Alice walked a step or two behind Major Zimholt and Ted. Santos walked a step behind Alice.
She felt like she was moving toward something inevitable. A plan others had envisioned for her without Alice ever agreeing.
Find someone to convince Marnie.
Here’s someone.
Bring her.
Convince her of what? Alice still wasn’t sure.
Marnie had already shared with Alice her own fears: that they would want her to be a fighter or a courier. Put her to some violent or dangerous use that Marnie had no desire to do.
I just want to help you feel safe, Alice had assured her.
She still meant that.
She still needed to do what she could.
At the edge of the airfield Major Zimholt and Ted came to a stop. Both of them looked to the sky.
Alice looked up too.
Then she backed away from the two of them,
