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Starla
The message from the union fades, and the screen of Starla’s heads-up unit flickers. A yellow dot pulses in the upper left corner to tell her it’s looking for signal, then goes solid green once more.
The strike has begun.
The room’s energy has shifted abruptly from tensely crumbling negotiations to something even more uncertain. Calanthe is furiously conferring with Aiax; Gia’s watching Saint, poised for action. Across the table, Absolon Chevalier catches Starla’s eye and gives her a slight nod, but she’s not certain what he’s trying to convey.
A man comes in to whisper something in Saint’s ear, and Saint sends two of his guards out the door with the messenger. Apparently whatever’s going on out there is more threatening than the family representatives sitting at his conferen
