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“I hear that you were the one who formulated the whole plan,” said Merris. “I hear that
you were the one who tried to hold the force together by suggesting the magicians surrender. In
fact, it seems you showed a great deal of initiative Cynthia here did not.”
Sin stopped smiling.
Mae frowned at Merris. “Sin did great. She got all those people together. I could never
have done it without her.”
“Yes,” said Merris. “She showed all the hallmarks of a very fine lieutenant. But it occurs
to me that what this Market needs is someone independent and intelligent.”