>> "I do know what he took from me. I couldn't trust anyone, even myself.
>> When my daughter called to check on me, I refused to talk with her."
>>
>> Her voice broke. "I... couldn't stand for Lorin to touch me."
>>
>> Tears slid silently down Candance's cheeks. Still, though, she held Matt's
>> gaze.
>
> After a while, Bedru pushed away from the table. "Sorry, Matt, I can't
> do it."
>
> She stood and headed to the door.
>
> "Candance, wait...", Matthew called after her. "Look if you can't
> go, that's fine. There's no shame, no dishonor in that. No one
> would blame you. However, it would be a shame for you to pass up a
> free lunch with such charming company..." He hoped that she would
> change her mind. He hated to eat alone, and didn't want to end their
> chat in this way.
Candance stopped just before reaching the point where the door sensor would
react to her presence. She clasped her hands over her chest to still their
shaking, and she could feel her heart pounding furiously. She bowed
her head. She was so close to sinking into a fetal position.
So close.
Suddenly, her head snapped up. Her tightly balled fists dropped to
her side. "Merde!" she exclaimed, and an anger seemed to erupt from her
ebon eyes like a flame.
She took deep breaths and forced herself to relax.
At last, she asked with a battle-wearied whisper, "Who would go with you if I
don't?"
"I don't know. That would be the decision of the CinC, as he assigned us
originally."
{response}
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Characters:
Adm. Samuel Lasiter,
RAdm. Markus Garibaldi,
Emissary Marconis,
LCDR Donovan Black, and a host of others.
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