What should have been a battle to get the truth out, to reveal the perfidy of Montecristo, had now become simply a battle for survival. And what of Jezero? she thought. What was their role in all of this? Mia pondered these questions as the moment of confrontation drew ever closer. She had known from day one that the MLOD here in Syrtis were not on her side. But Jezero? These were her people, her tribe. She could not believe that they would desert her now, in her hour of need.
