“Who’d you hear that from?”

“Admiral Spirak. He captained the battle platform I v .”

“Spirak!” Relief and contempt mixed gave that more force than he’d intended. Dupaynil lowered his voice and kept it even. “Panis, your admiral is the last person who should complain of someone else’s lack of respect for regulations. I won’t tell you why he’s still spouting venom about Sassinak, even though she saved his ca-

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