Mia nodded, wanting to keep him talking. She would listen to his lies for as long as necessary if it would only buy her time. In another few minutes, Korum would realize that she didn’t come home as promised. Would he come looking for her then? Walk into whatever trap Saret seemed to be setting? Please don’t let anything happen to him. Please don’t let anything happen to him.
“You see, Mia,” Saret continued, “all I want is what’s good for your people—what’s good for the greatest number of intelligent beings. I want to liberate Earth, free it from the tyranny of Korum and the Council. I want you to have your planet back.”
“Why? What does it matter to you?” Was Saret one of the Keiths? And if so, how had he managed to escape detection for so long?
“Why? Because I’ve always wanted to do so
