Petra Rising has more words! See?
And some of them might even be good.
I mean, no promises, or anything like that. Let’s not get too crazy. But I keep moving forward, which sure as hell beats the alternative.
Your snippet:
Loren came back to the table, peering at Emma as if she were some strange insect specimen. “Emma, if I’m understanding you correctly, you’re proposing total surrender. Why would you do that?”
“No. Conditional surrender. I have to figure that the Compact would much rather take this place without a fight. That gives us some room to negotiate.” Emma paused. “It’s not the greatest bargaining position, but it’s the best we’re likely to get. It’s certainly better than condemning everyone in this settlement to death in a war we can no longer win.”
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Onward. That-a-way.
