Of course it had been Iscend to execute the decision. Who else would act so swiftly and fecklessly in service of the Republic? In a sense there had been no decision at all. Iscend was the hand by which the power of Falcrest had reached out and pulled that mountain down. She had acted in service of the Throne. In the Throne’s eyes she was blameless. And it was through the Throne’s eyes that she regarded herself.
