Some Time Later…. The meeting had concluded with much less acrimony. There was a broad consensus about the outlines of the future of this place, though there were a great many details yet to be worked out. It would be a town, classed for both urban and rural use. The Maris and Prenn lands would …

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Thurfrit’s outburst brought silence to the room. He continued on. “I am willing to listen to new and challenging ideas, but not that one! There will never be a rule saying that members of this Tribe cannot befriend or marry those from outside it. I wouldn’t be here, and neither would you, Othello! You want …

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Othello didn’t panic, Thurfrit noted. He must have been expecting that line to land like a thud. He had to be. Othello Zonela was a bright kid. He had to understand what the reaction to this proposal would be. “Thello,” Nela said, calmly, “what the teth are you talking about?” “We would be building the …

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A few Imperial days after the 2127 Walak Riots. Thurfrit settled into the chair in the conference room, and leaned back. He smiled as he surveilled it; the furnishings were modern and well-crafted, leather and metal imported from Avalon. The table was Tribe-built; it had been constructed here to replace the one that had stood …

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