“I don’t know. Two days?” I was going to literally kill Commander Zarren Helion if I ever saw him again. The thought made me so furious I couldn’t contain the emotion. Don’t you dare cry. I told you this fantasy land of yours wouldn’t last. Don’t you dare cry. I told you this fantasy land of yours wouldn’t last.I know. Just, be quiet. This is hard enough. I know. Just, be quiet. This is hard enough.Back at the S-Gen machine I ordered what I’d heard Kayn order—with seconds. Had to be good, didn’t it? Behind me, I sensed a change in Oberon’s movements. He had completed dressing and bent over to put on his boots. I brought the full plate of food and set it down next to him on the t*****e chamber’s sorry excuse for a bed. “Will this work?” “Yes. Thank you.” He lifted the plate and began

