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“You have a lot going on. You’ve put your heart and soul into standing by Aria while she did impossible work. You’re here now, at the point of Polonius’s blade, figuratively speaking. You have the right to be wary. I don’t fault you.”

Cheyenne had a wondrous gleam in his eye, and my admiration of my brother rekindled. For a moment, I even considered what a great asset he’d be to Navarrah City and Tobran should he be given a territory to rule. He would make a remarkable king.

“Thank you for your wise counsel,” I said, then shifted our conversation back to the tasks at hand. “Now, Polonius and I rode here on an airbus packed with ammunition and weapons. It is a lethal warship that I don’t doubt could take down an entire city from the air. If sharpshooters and marksmen were aboard, people would have no way to avoid their aim. Considering Polonius used this ship for transport, I fear what other lethal contraptions he might have at his disposal. We need to find out what weapons he possesse