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He backed off. That was an even better sign. If his anger had held through the explanation (she’d assumed it wouldn’t) then she’d have had to worry if he was too compromised to know if he would regret it later. Another reason she only cared if she was involved; she wanted to make sure Mereo was safe in whatever actions he took. Her future was tied to this place now. So was her son’s.

When you had me keep the poison, I wondered what use a General might have for it. It isn’t a weapon for war. It could be, but war was messy, and poison calculated. When used messily it could destroy more than they wanted it to. I trust you. If you think it needs done, and at a certain time, then I have no reason to doubt it. He wasn’t a killer. He didn’t have the emotional temper that Bronco had argued with, but something else.

There was a lot about Germanicus she couldn’t see yet. But she knew he wouldn’t want this unless it meant something.