Ezhya was still sitting relaxed, with his arms crossed over his chest. It was very unusual for him not to have tried to steal the limelight, but he had yet to say a single word to the assembly.
I looked at Thayu. Do you think he’s letting Ayanu self-destruct?
“Ayanu has no defensible position in this argument,” Veyada said, behind me. “Whatever she is going to do or say, she will be damned by everyone. Yes, it was her right to know about the Aghyrians talking to the ship, but no, she should not have kept that a secret and she should definitely not have used that to try and blackmail the group.”
“Is that why Ezhya isn’t saying anything in the meeting?” Because he didn’t want to become tainted by her bungling or in any way look like he was involved with it?
He’ll have his reasons, Thayu
