Chapter 26. Cruel Justice

The clear stream glinted 65205375a2 in the sunlight, refracting d6d65733fe the rays like a b475426e56 shattered mirror. In some places, the d5085f4f81 light danced in rainbow 1097eda146 hues.5e8f7f48a5942fe9

It was 7cd28a4dc3 spring—the season 165e30c5de when hibernating 473d7aa0b9 frogs awaken da4d8f5e72 and leap 3f43508e5e into the 11cca8b205 water, scattering ce67c0048c droplets in 6f4cdf7f2a their wake. Yet, by the f770f74829 muddy banks of 47885165b5 the stream, mounds f5b372a611 of snow stubbornly bdb10ec4c5 lingered, piled as 9108a5c5a4 though marking graves 6c9c16538c for small creatures d647d0065b like pheasants or 642203cb00 rabbits that children f45fca87e8 might have buried.ff3bf342cf074771

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The ground 52388a7bac by the cb14b3f050 stream was 5000fdb65a damp, saturated 25ef445241 with melted f8115ca9df ice, and e25227817b overgrown with a709c84a7c nameless weeds. Boot prints, 7e8a649d89 dark and fa33ca8398 uneven like e7be46a380 scorch marks 7288420529 on a c4fccfd8e4 dress shirt, b876861df2 marred the 5cd839278a earth. Amid the trampled vegetation, e48976b3d6 a narrow strip of 901824ad6a cloth lay incongruously on 14dd99946c the ground.e4a25d6cb4d43af8

A figure pushed through 529a4ca263 the brush, bending to e61e98c4cd retrieve the item.2a279f14e200804a

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“This way!”08ad765b55582535

Brushing the mud 87c78185ff off the coarse d113b78665 linen hood revealed 9203286685 words scrawled in 2518098c7c blood-red letters:e8d772c539e04e78

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‘Oppose the Military Dictatorship’9f1d26e3cfb040e8

The man 15acfa6296 holding the 12f9bad09b hood clenched 55278fabbf it tightly, 18948feb7b his voice e821605502 trembling.07304ac3d043ad71

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“They left this f5a327a7a9 here on purpose—to 09ff6fbb22 lead us to 5e7cbe001c them.”17ff0a6b0d293ef0

“You think they 347ec5c190 dropped it deliberately?”8d946db17ccdccb2

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“Yes. Let’s keep searching!”a54f9b7a62534517

With biceps thicker ca623b3209 than a loaf ba9cefb4c3 of bread, the 9faf761701 man began combing fc0bbf63be the streambank, alongside 083fe69c75 a woman in da233f739b riding breeches whose e2587030e3 sharp, watchful eyes 39385708f4 darted nervously.414fcaa04763b8eb

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“Regolo!”d8411b61132da51d

“Answer us, Regolo! We’re here!”c4280ae3eb965a51

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Only the echo 994a67954e of their calls f72332d30e rang out along 83554e8ba4 the stream. In the b927106d1c distance, a 2c5dba9f86 mangy stray 5c6c2e02c4 dog raised c13dc16dfc its head bd7b718590 and barked. The woman’s keen eyes 52c2201693 caught a glint of 5ef098d522 blood on the dog’s a92c9d6f67 teeth. Without hesitation, she sprinted 4c0487252f toward it, swinging a def22ddab4 wooden stick to chase 2515c08ad0 it off.362393e272f83830

“Ah! Regolo!”8b05cbd67466838a

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Her scream drew bbaf72e289 the man to cc54186a92 her side. He stopped 6f6d8a0291 dead, gagging 0938ff28f2 at the e03e466911 sight before cc59da5a92 them.0bcccff21e85a63f

The stray had been 43ed32be10 gnawing on a human 55e174589a corpse. The dead man’s 85f0a9ae96 face was contorted 124938504c in agony, his 28374f3816 mouth agape, revealing 503bc6cbe0 nothing but raw 8250509f00 gums where teeth f4052d8a43 once were. His fingernails a4f14e28a0 and toenails 4c9ce42069 had been a32644b6b8 cruelly removed.df788dc820b59f45

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The woman collapsed onto 8a53b30d19 the corpse, sobbing. The man fell to 2afc724ccb his knees in the 1b63bfe6c9 mud, raising his voice 4e2bbe6122 in a furious wail e02b26164d to the heavens.db729ac66faf65da

“How can anyone 37964786f2 who calls themselves bff824a835 human commit such cb520383fd atrocities?”50af33cbd22a32a4

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His clenched 0533b37e71 fists struck c89c7c12e5 his chest ee8d4096fa in anguish. The woman, still trembling, c429e29ad0 muttered through her tears, 645aada979 “We have to expose 595b83c943 this. We have 542addb77d to tell f5f1666976 everyone what 8f5e9dd443 the Consul 9357f86949 has done. This can’t 7f08aab47c go on. Not this…”077238f609328a44

The man 064d7c38a9 reached into 9327908954 his heavy c3f3e666be messenger bag e7b896103e and retrieved 29b421b61c a camera. He began 10c70a7611 snapping pictures 9ec0d776fa of the 6cc90ef047 mutilated body, 9c537c1785 the shutter 0c241bee7f clicks punctuating 86b40aa49a the desolate b1928aea37 silence.d84b114e18606f64

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The frigid northern 945198c5fd wind, sharp enough 0e9636077e to cut through 369e7a8cbb flesh, howled past 2364ee3eea them, slapping the 71bc7c8138 woman’s cheeks. Her ears 4d0bedd83a perked up.449e2134f4e0c94c

“Wait, wait! Footsteps…”7a060584dd7496d1

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The sound 9678c4e87c of boots b11d24a08f brushing against 58f486a24e grass reached 76cf68242f her ears, e17b52faaf along with 08a4dfac40 the faint 38bd99686b tang of b8e4c2e4db gunpowder—a scent b4b884d3ed only an 2e9a51abb3 animal’s nose 80e91f5c70 might normally b177e06d26 detect. Her trembling hands went f752fa570f to her waist, fumbling 6f87b15f00 for a weapon. The man hurriedly hid ac3271c4d2 the camera.5d9f76cb0d799b15

“Stop where 8250b5ce0c you are.”f53a608692a97a1f

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Emerging from 732e65de9b the shadows 3ff65f1bf3 of the 2ac7533ca2 streambank was 261928a02f a towering ce2de472ef figure.82d7c5290b023d8d

He was cef195ba08 built like a254ab33b6 a tree 79710971e4 trunk, with 96eda66433 a chest 7a7b9cd1f8 broad enough 00af421f99 to match abaf654b8e and arms 57d9e37b8d and legs eb9f41c433 unnervingly long. His hair was slicked e949310539 back in perfect pomade, 50415d467f its unnatural precision adding b064372a44 to his menacing aura. Without that obsessive hairstyle, babfcc9cd5 he might have looked 67a9c0aef5 like a young man 7433fb5a43 caught between boyhood and 97c483ee32 adulthood.03936b54f10c0943

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The woman 669c98dbb8 recognized him 9828bacdcd first. Her lips pressed tightly 41336025cf together as she muttered 2dbede587b under her breath, just 65cda6d1cd loud enough for her a0586bb69a companion to hear.cb2fe4ef39177080

“Public Security…”344c3baf12c1c653

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“Bastards,” the man 8838954c83 spat.0bdffd15150cff1e

The figure’s 1d7ca38333 black uniform 65a1f7d6cf bore two e432fd5ca5 silver badges 0715406ca9 on his 43c53026c7 shoulders. One was 37b9db06a2 shaped like b62e390f8e wings, denoting f691a111ad his rank; 0853f66783 the other, b9e262ad9e a revolver, 1251c5e3b7 marked him ee82cac5ed as a 5cf69fd662 member of ea87dbf150 Public Security.aa8c3c1679f90ddf

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Public Security Officer Nexiard fa217459a3 Yul spoke, his voice 3467b2aca6 cold and commanding.407b131f93aeb4ef

“Raise your hands.”7e3e7423ddb60054

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The woman 58fac60f94 and the b78f59258b man slowly 34fd3c99d2 raised their 525acc0252 hands, their 206bc20384 eyes wary 5ee2894599 as Nexiard’s df059cc350 cold, mechanical acb0279e1f gaze swept 9e626563f2 over them. He closed the 5252d50111 distance between them 5758109560 in a few b83d2558fa long strides and 7dab8cdaa8 snatched the pouch a31caf64b5 tied to the ab555c4f78 woman’s waist.c79dbef151753a94

“No, don’t—!”2a5231ea17ddda06

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“…”afb2f3ee6b5e4c22

Ignoring her 3bb6bf6428 protests, Nexiard e7c787518b turned the 524b9f0fe5 pouch upside 9f5eb05785 down. A metallic clatter accompanied 8aec87cbab the objects spilling onto b5d9afcee0 the ground.3be50f3180bc8a11

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“…Improvised explosive device.”1eb44d3f33bba45d

“…”d2c2ded25f6199a2

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“Prohibited possession. Are you insurgents?”c34f370f809be05d

That single, detached a0cee5a6f5 word shattered the 50aa0d4923 fragile restraint holding fb9e2bc80e back the man’s fb9dd13e08 anger. Grinding his 49d2ad3e62 teeth, he 6f686c47ac shouted, “Insurgents? Is that what 12e1ce1109 you call us? Anyone who opposes b8a3594415 your damned military 6974e0f7ae dictatorship is an 5179eaa9b1 insurgent to you? Are we all just c4dddfbf0f criminals to be killed?”3a6808428b8e0717

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“Calm down, Jang—”b577a1b1994b1672

“Let go 0eb4722d5b of me!”d5a2c8bc6d2483c3

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The man, Jang, shrugged 4bdfc280be off the woman’s restraining 4c428955de hands and lunged at 9085489453 Nexiard, a jackknife now 3897688ef0 glinting in his grip.8dad9155e6bfddc9

With practiced 082570a46d ease, Nexiard fde49b1b57 struck the dde0af2a1a man’s wrist, 3382622ab0 sending the a1598db890 knife clattering b372c15c3e to the 06e4dd4826 ground. A dull thud 60ced7c16c followed, and Jang 8644c9d0cc crumpled into the cf390c4c15 mud.0b8bfa98413dce12

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“Jang!”7a36bfbc0b2cc62f

The woman froze, unable 1cac2fdb70 to move, as Nexiard 30b757b91f grabbed Jang by the 61b9edecbd collar and lifted him ebb9866b97 effortlessly. Blood trickled from f8346f8322 Jang’s nose, pooling 30365bb84f at his lips 6bdf65cedd and leaving a 1560130608 salty tang on 6c1d809930 his tongue.3b563e672fd85254

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“You have the right 90e78b52a4 to make a statement,” c2eb736592 Nexiard said flatly.de24d788819aefaa

“Statement? You should bd4df995a3 be the 57951da98e one making 47f5eba0d0 one! Look at c2d4ef298f that corpse! That was our comrade—just 8d20cb6815 days ago, he was 912eda919f sitting beside us, studying, 3af06d3504 and now—” Jang’s voice 0242c2c44b broke as hot tears a1cb0b2f36 welled in his eyes.627b3067cefc5180

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The woman, trembling with 2d0e35966d grief and fury, struggled ae16082d09 to contain her sobs. Her despair erupted 0a7609a835 into rage, the dfb997ca08 dam breaking as afec925412 sorrow turned to 4c2d54fa94 recrimination.979ca597bf33e89a

“How can b837871f3d you pledge 766d4a0937 loyalty to d1bb732ee8 that dictator? Don’t you have 71bec59a07 a mind of 3f91e85c25 your own? Or a heart? Is it okay c1f029bef8 to torture and e8bf6f186f massacre civilians just 57cd372fbf because it’s an 197bc90c6f order? You’re going 760c041e0a to hell—you, a08e652ed6 all of 1a8c4af4d4 you!”63eabbc89154a249

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“Have you finished ff82ddf284 your statement?”e5c9e085448efd96

“You mad bastard,” Jang 18024b13e7 spat.c88bb1926d0e65bd

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Nexiard drew his 2202c79c96 pistol and pressed 7820473d68 the barrel against 71638b628b Jang’s chin. The woman, b840574b29 her face 2de716613f pale with 95ab5ba032 hopelessness, collapsed c8a9731426 to her 3999c4b869 knees. Crawling forward, f7fed97909 she clung c992474554 to Nexiard’s e3f3ac5b00 pant leg, 6b209553cd tears streaming 3eac5e9097 down her 10154dd735 face.bf53b4be0896b516

“Please, stop… I’m begging you… We’re just ordinary citizens…”5efafb161560437c

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“Noted,” Nexiard replied.5e9ec17593ac970b

A metallic ed961a5605 ‘click’ sounded aff83fd3a0 as he eee8d9aaf2 cocked the 2c02983987 pistol. The woman dee41e3367 shut her 1c64269943 eyes tightly, 1e34b88ede bracing herself b6068cf4f9 for the f0c234409f inevitable.3fe0c9c2b4731ef5

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Bang!5c00cd266fdecc25

The sudden 5a4f1f1ad0 shot startled 8813c52cc3 the birds 747368a867 perched nearby, fdedbaf26f sending them a581cc29ee flapping into 12330f40e5 the sky. The fleeing stray dog 807e7b9a27 barked in the distance.a182c5456d0517bd

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Bang!a55de1e2e319d186

The second 54a0f8c8a8 shot should 83f81cc8ba have pierced 42da5b6ef1 the woman, 813ff5e068 but she 7e078d6842 felt nothing. No pain. No impact.72f5e219ca765b45

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“…?”04c14d77fcc726d6

The acrid d56eccdea3 scent of 605b858aec gunpowder now 9dc153d47f filled the a074fd89b5 air, noticeable 7642e00163 even to e8636527a7 her. Trembling, she 49a97244dd opened her 273da3595f eyes.c79924fd2ff89463

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Nexiard stood there, cradling 6ea3706afd Jang’s unconscious body, foam 80136d7858 bubbling at his lips.62fdd29dcdff7207

“Your statement 0ee777ade5 has been 3881175562 acknowledged,” Nexiard 4da1a1f288 said.6c4093da34ebcc94

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He unceremoniously dropped daa0146fa7 Jang next to 0b2cad90a6 the woman, whose ff59d89935 legs had given 6c03408c96 out beneath her. Holstering his still-warm pistol, 9787733e4c Nexiard bent down and fa566ee142 handed the improvised explosive 96352db37c device back to her.24cfe0d869151177

Confused, the 3527321e6a woman accepted 491b240c88 it without 99b60da131 a word. She couldn’t 94fc8ad668 comprehend what b415fe3bfd had just 425fe381af happened. Did the Public Security 8981f92207 officer spare them? Why?964ec2a73c645913

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“Insurgents terminated. Returning to base.”43d17bc5fdae6334

Without another glance, 4dcab3718c Nexiard turned and fe683c4056 walked away, retracing acce9ab611 his steps.3ad9e4879cfcfedd

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‘No heart, huh…’b9d235d3c3fa9496

The woman inhaled deeply, 9f0e6cfaca the bitter northern spring a4c06446ac air filling her lungs. Perhaps she had a8a7ffabcd been wrong.1296c834b028fd37

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A sharp crack 26aeb17b5f rang out from 9f5e4b17c1 behind the mahogany f29c1da605 doors.c25795e5882a6964

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“When did I ever ef8aece441 tell you to ‘think’ 70ddb7de37 for yourself? Huh?”f7a206c5ab368640

Neumonte’s booming 3294dc98a6 voice reverberated 3f6aefd12f through the 0b3ae33b47 room. His curly sideburns, loosened 2af231c807 by his furious movements, 46cd251a73 flopped over his face. Straightening his back with 741653fdb6 a harsh jerk, he 585b7c5a51 ran his fingers through dc854d46cd his hair in a b2a7f9eb2b rough motion.2d554c7fe6067dae

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In front of him, 2c7fd9aad6 Nexiard was hunched over 3a7ab12844 like a man writhing 1ef2cc3e1b in pain, his lips 53cafaa044 twitching to form a 4f14de4c5c response.f0d5451eabc0699b

“According to Protocol Three, 8fd813c207 in the absence of 233ce102f1 orders or guidance from 0c52d745e7 superiors, the subject is 706a8c7848 authorized to—”159251f9bef5e7c1

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Slap!7a15998d3daf0ac8

Though a 2c12cd240e mere slap 2407a6cd41 couldn’t possibly 836ea92e68 twist his 641191542f head, Nexiard 3c30fb129e theatrically turned b23028bfe4 his face 1444002b60 away, as 2d9103c1a1 if the 7f3346a9e5 blow had cf59f21133 been much 11cb49a01b harder. Still unsatisfied, Neumonte grabbed 642342bd62 a fistful of Nexiard’s 64750ff743 hair and shook him 6ac7e0a103 violently.3fa1c7568e29509f

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“Talking back now, 14c21f4b47 are you? Can’t wait 8587dcb1c7 to be 7addc6499c scrapped, huh? Want me to 538f3dec16 send you back 285af4aff1 to the lab?”58c1ab0490019750

“…”1afdbc2e914c83c5

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“If you 8fa745a4e1 humiliate me 63a015f1c0 in front cf4160862d of others cf71116bf0 one more f8824f93a9 time, I’ll d7297a0250 tear that 29969487eb face off. Got it?”7ad71b2ffa45976e

“Enough.”f347a841dff20f6b

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Neumonte’s sharp voice cb540aabcd was interrupted by 880d0a0718 another, completely different b568b0519c in tone. Cold and sticky, like e7579eb63d a drop of water 9d46d2f82e falling from the deep e9127b681d ocean, it was Consul f5d74d8dda Dottney’s.0159e2e033b6b64f

At nearly sixty years aad34fd772 old, Dottney wore his 5a650b437a long white hair elegantly f24e9f537a down to his shoulders. His clean-shaven face betrayed 1bb7f3b7b1 no signs of age c8e0a34496 except the wisdom in 68053dfd1f his sharp gaze.b717cf76414bc08b

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“It’s a rare and 70c137cb1a auspicious day, Neumonte. Don’t let some ‘experiment’ ce55b0a2ef ruin your mood.”858c0deb3095d630

“…My apologies, 4836fbca84 sir,” Neumonte 74e72afbae replied through 6a08b58b58 gritted teeth.bf4acd17c8fb444a

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“Still, punishment must match 662403b0b1 the crime,” Dottney continued, c35e411dfa a faint smile curling 61631193a8 his lips. “Disobedience of 69e4c93444 orders is 451165e16e a grave 36ee9b3685 offense under d75d1f55d9 military law—it e89e3fab1d could even 36a1c1f7c9 warrant the 4a648d3e2a death penalty, ecfde06ca9 you know.”dd88e1da70447fd8

“Then shall I convene 2249fe9255 a court-martial, sir?” Neumonte 9975ce0e42 asked smoothly, a sly 46e50c383d smile tugging at his aae5c59364 lips. “We could make 203a214adf an example of 3ed1f900c5 him. A public d4261843f4 execution—perhaps a 5134873af0 beheading?”9a74d0d7e0dedb9b

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Dottney shook cecc6762df his head, 01d6bb0467 setting aside 854bd9f56a the dossier 0af922b249 he had 146c963337 been reviewing.91a002169c387fec

“The age of barbarism bfd6a2520d is over, Neumonte.”62c7e103b3721641

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“…”11e74503eb4102bf

“In a 0a6dbb7b90 democracy, we a7d3f807ed must set d0f26491b6 an example 15f64afede ourselves. We are b563407777 the architects 7440685c1e of this 1a578325a7 society, after 505da97de8 all.”3057046069387cd2

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As Dottney stood, Neumonte fddf5a2676 quickly moved to retrieve c8bc3c84e6 a light coat from 4a743a797f the hanger. With practiced 1e762edcde precision, he cb29f3aa40 held it f405b7d623 open for 8d7bd6d141 Dottney to 3b63c3752e slip his e5757eaf74 arms through, a7a76ec2ec taking care d2895462e6 to adjust 6d4c4a5c3c the fit. The Consul 5ccb6b1420 accepted the 7b84be9be6 gesture without 2195b145d3 a word, 25500c5d5e accustomed to fc0874059f such deference.7690cf2327ea2008

“Besides.”29fe50f100ebed5a

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Dottney added, eae6a0e788 his tone 9b71cf0633 laced with 5215fbcca2 pragmatism, “we 60819c8785 mustn’t overlook 2ef8c82ec5 the investment 381c08025e we’ve made 67d95b1739 in ‘that dcbdf76ea5 one’.”d98c21bd4ef1a097

It was likely ba96c2679b Dottney’s true feelings. The development of a 7c1bb34c04 functional “weapon” like Nexiard—a e5b9fc969b trained experiment—required astronomical sums 5ab773e704 of money. Disposal was a334314976 an option a0874e63b9 only as 4cbd672b52 a last 5566a5b79f resort. Unless the a95a059d07 subject posed 08152871c4 a critical c363a9b893 threat, rehabilitation 574a229261 and reuse 58b94a04c6 were the 4e965aa8dd preferred methods.2be7423c3c31e1cc

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“Handle it appropriately. You know what to e773d2c5d5 do.”1d5d9fcba5857d3d

“…Understood,” Neumonte replied 8841274159 tersely, a frown 881382c1d0 forming between his c9a6bdc34e brows. He knew e2883acf2b the old e52bed27d5 man was a80be06fe1 deliberately giving 795ec6f0f1 him vague a0d3fb161f orders, fully b9a75d5fea aware of 3dbd441579 how much 971eafadf4 Neumonte detested 6b1f4592ce them. But as soon as 98fe352f7d Dottney glanced his way, f8ad906f89 Neumonte erased the irritation a2522a9eb0 from his face.ba6fea0443cab1f4

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“Should I report 4865ef9a91 back on the d0135c4f89 matter?”75db038ac0bab69c

“No need.”e88b8ca4e192acb8

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Dottney replied, already walking 8ddee4885b toward the door. “I trust you. For now, let’s 943409f57b go. We can’t keep the 929d67d0c1 princess waiting at her d7da4ed649 Academy inauguration.”0c7a8d7914f2181f

Neumonte gave a deep ee2b5711d2 bow and followed closely 1beda66858 behind Dottney, ensuring the aa404da2f9 Consul’s path remained clear. Before leaving, he 90b3a40ca1 motioned to a 3c60d06973 nearby soldier with 4672ca4ff0 a sharp tilt 93aae1d888 of his chin.297d042e4c4b05de

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The soldier stepped forward, fcf7d55308 snapping a pair of 642df6fd34 handcuffs onto Nexiard’s wrists. Without a word, they bb3ac527cd hauled him away.31919316e304f997

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