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The Plot

Auteur: Juno Sparks
last update Date de publication: 2026-02-02 14:27:01

POV: Callum Brennan and Crew

Location: Safe House War Council

Time: Next Day

CALLUM

We're gathered in Silas's warehouse. War council. Seven of us planning how to survive impossible odds.

Me, Isla, Valentina, Sibyl, Tom, Silas, and Bill Bolter. Representing different factions. Different skills. Different perspectives.

"We can't win militarily," I begin. "Parliament's got resources, training, numbers. Direct fight is suicide. So we don't fight directly. We fight politically."

"Explain," Bill says
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