CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
“Do not be fooled by the Confederate Prince’s exaggerated sense of morality and his play to your emotions. What threat, I ask you? Sector Three has every right to enforce the protection of their own borders. Are we suggesting each Sector no longer has the right to defend their own people?”
Toni startled awake, opening her eyes on the live feed still streaming from the summit. Sparks exploded in her neck. She clutched at the spasming muscle and groaned. Her other hand jolted against cold metal. Khegh. She’d fallen asleep while working on the C-bot. She pulled her hand out of his insides and tugged white hair from her eyes, only realizing her hand was covered in lubricant when hair stuck to her fingers. “Who the khegh is that?”
“Senator Kalzee’tiam,” Zach answered.
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