“It"s a long story,” I sighed. “But the Consortium managed to rescue Martian survivors and relocate them to Earth.”
Kedge"s face darkened and he stood up. “The Consortium!” he growled without looking at me. “They rescued some of my people, yet left me behind? All of their "superior" technology, yet they couldn"t rescue us all.” His voice dripped with venom.
His face became dark so I attempted to diffuse a potentially volatile situation. “But I guess since you survived for so long, it worked out for you, right?”
Kedge chuckled but it wasn"t one of humor. It was dark and full of malice. “Oh yes it worked out for me, indeed.” He turned and looked over his shoulder at me. “If that is what you call sitting back and watching a madman s*******r billions over the centuries in the name of a fals
