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anghraineI posted the next chapter of one more tomorrow!
“Should we take her out now, sir?” the Lieutenant asked.
“No.” The answer came without thought.
He’d given it before, though always accompanied by some excuse or another. She was so well-guarded that capturing her would entail the sacrifice of good men and women; it wasn’t worth it, not yet. Or it was too early to attack such a public figure. Or—well, there was always something.
But as her measures had become more and more aggressive, he knew he’d only delayed the inevitable. And however he justified himself, he understood what must happen. He had no business delaying it out of nothing more than a boy’s sentimentality. He knew that. Knew that anyone else’s sister would already have paid for her actions.
And so must Taraka.
“No.” The answer came without thought.
He’d given it before, though always accompanied by some excuse or another. She was so well-guarded that capturing her would entail the sacrifice of good men and women; it wasn’t worth it, not yet. Or it was too early to attack such a public figure. Or—well, there was always something.
But as her measures had become more and more aggressive, he knew he’d only delayed the inevitable. And however he justified himself, he understood what must happen. He had no business delaying it out of nothing more than a boy’s sentimentality. He knew that. Knew that anyone else’s sister would already have paid for her actions.
And so must Taraka.