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She stormed out of the cabin and onto the deck to find and slap somesense into her lover. In fact, though the transfer from the auxiliaries had brought a certain amount of respect from the men, ithad been a pay cut. He'd been, in a partial and roundabout way, instrumental inthe Federated States' hiring his old friend Patrick Hennessey, now going by the name Carrera, and theforce he had raised. The Legion was hired out to assist the Federated States of Columbia in a war against the Republic ofSumer, a no

the base—but she raised the children who would go on to carry forth the movement, theboys, and to breed warriors, the girls. As the chief and his sons burned down to greasy ash, Noorzad went around the circle of villagers,choosing from each family group one son to be trained as a fighter and to serve as a hostage. Masood shook his head in the negative. Malcolm, knowing how annoyed Carrera was withhim, didn't fully trust him to go through on the deal once the gold was delivered.