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A rush of feet flowed around Dee, but all she could manage was a blank stare.
Amrae had tried to kill her.
She tried to swallow. Tried to keep her breaths steady, tried not to crumble into a ball of nerves and fright. The aftermath of the adrenaline burst set her limbs trembling, and if Kang hadn't walked into the room, she would have sat down. The commander's look, a piercing glance that told his opinion that she was more trouble than she was worth, pinned her in place.
She took a deep breath. Another. Crumbling to a pile of anxiety would have to wait.
Kang's mood hadn't improved since their first meeting, and Dee used that. She gobbled up that negative energy, reciprocating his arrogant distaste to stave off the reality of emotions battering to show her weakness.
Boots moved tow
