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Lu sat back in her chair, stunned. “If this is common knowledge, why doesn’t everyone rebel? Why hasn’t someone tried to get to him before?” “I never said it was common knowledge.” Nola rose to clear the empty bowls. “The Dissenters know it, of course, but to everyone else Sebastian Thorne is the man who single-handedly saved the world.” James amended wryly, “And then made its entire population captive dependents.” “Even the strongest people eventually grow to love their chains,” said Grandfather. His warm gaze met Lu’s. The hint of a smile touched his lips. “Unlike wild animals, who can never be tamed, no matter how long they’re kept in captivity.” But you already know that, don’t you, Tsulahisanvhi? He was still gazing at her with that scant, clever smile as her jaw dropped. How di
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