“Someday I would like to live in a world where people can aspire to something better than caskets and being sewn up with birds and quick deaths.” “If you want to fight for that, the swarm is yours.” “I’d say that I’ll try not to abuse the privilege,” Jedao said, “but we’re past that point.” Khiruev stood with him after that, wondering when she had started to see Jedao as a human being and not a death sentence.
