"You're looking at the product of a seventy-year war," Venturo's mind said. "She evaluates her environment for threats and defuses them. It's a useful quality." Lienne sighed mentally. "Oh no. Ven, please don't tell me you found another lost puppy?" Claire studied her hands. Lost puppy... "What if the next firm she goes to rejects her as well? Eventually she will be deported. Have you seen the images of that place? It's hell." "I've read the coverage, too. Chemical warfare, casualties in thousands, and everyone with a drop of kinsmen blood turned into a killer. We have no way of verifying who
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