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On a personal level, I hadn’t noticed a judging attitude from Dllenahkh, but when one considered that their home planet was poisoned by their own close cousins, the Ainya, well, they didn’t have that much high ground to stand on to look down at others anymore, did they?
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He struggled. Clearly these were very private matters. “There is a lack of consensus concerning our path. Securing the future of our people is, of course, the primary concern, but the way this can best be achieved is in dispute. Some feel that preserving genetic and cultural integrity would be the most effective course of action. With so few of us surviving, every person would be needed for this endeavor to succeed.
Others believe that negotiation with the Ainya with a view to eventual integration of our tribes is the best option.” “But perhaps that was their reason for…doing what they did,” I said awkwardly. “They’ve never had your level of galactic influence. Wouldn’t integration be kind of like giving them what they want?” He paused. “Yes,” he said at last. “Many of us hold the same view. However, from the Ainya perspective, we drove out their forefathers and denied them their birthright; hence their pride in claiming responsibility for our downfall. Perhaps they wish to see us not merely humiliated
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Not surprising.
She led us for half an hour along a path with damp, dripping rock above and around. The water was warm, and I couldn’t help but feel that there must be some pools nearby worth soaking in, fed by hot springs and rich with minerals. Decadent taSadiri of this austere outpost kicking back in their hot tubs while the weather above them went to subzero—I could picture it.
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