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Woop. Between oversleeping and an unusually busy night, I plumb forgot to post yesterday. Here's two to make up for it. ;-)

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The glittering bridge between the Enclaves swayed beneath her feet. The cable would not break – anything able to generate enough force would also be capable of vaporizing the city – and the sway of the connectors had been calculated to within several hundredths of a degree of safety. Though she knew there was no risk of falling, her adrenaline spiked with every gust of wind.

She clutched the capsule to her chest. This information was too important to be trusted to comm-lines. Besides, what good was an offer of alliance without the payment? Her loyalty was to the family, above all…