“I need to know why she did it. And then I need to punish her for it. I need to make her suffer.” “Are you listening to yourself? Does it matter who sold who?” Kitay grasped her by her shoulders and shook her hard. “Look around you. Look at what’s happened to this world. All of our friends are dead. Nezha. Raban. Irjah. Altan.” Rin flinched at each name, but Kitay continued, relentless. “Our entire world has been torn apart, and you still want to go to war?” “War’s already here. A traitor sits on the throne of the Empire,” she said stubbornly. “I will see her burn.” Kitay let go of her arm,
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