my The audience gives their applause, and Theoria sighs. “Spineless,” she mutters under her breath.
“What’s your problem with him?” Raiko asks.
“Watch speaking out of line,” Nevena warns him, but Theoria raises her hand to stop her and lowers her head as she says, “It’s fine.”
Theoria turns to Raiko with a smile and says, “Architect Sivan is perhaps the most incompetent leader I’ve ever met. He sees himself as this grand figure of change that’s yet to come, and I hate him for it. We do everything for him; we propose the bills, make the changes the city asks for, and do all the research that goes with these changes. Sivan takes credit for all of it.” Theoria looks over at me and adds, “He’s also the ‘head’ of the project that we’re running. Grandmaster Matija may have some slight oversig
