“Really?”
“I won’t lie to you, General,” Anna chimed in. “There are some Leyrians who hate your people. Just as some of your people hate us. But I am not one of them. All I want is for this pointless fighting to stop. I have ships that can take your troops home, but first, you have to tell them to stand down.”
“You can trust her, Maygis,” Telixa said.
“No!” the plain-faced man shouted. “They’ll s*******r us the instant we let our guard down.”
Carmylo turned away from the railing, snarling at the other man. “Keep your place, soldier!” he snapped.
“Sir, please!”
“Get him out of here!” Carmylo barked, jerking his thumb toward the house. One of the other guards seized Plain-Face by his arm and dragged him away. When he was gone, the general turned back to Anna. She could see it on his fa
