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I am continuing to post from Rescue Operation. Roi is still speaking, continuing his remark that Zhaim has 8 councilors loyal to his idea of R’il’noids are the only ones worth considering.
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“At best they believe in the letter of the law rather than its spirit; at worst they look on the Confederation as R’il’noid property. With me and my three strongest supporters gone, all he’d have needed was three of the four swing votes—and he can be awfully persuasive when he wants to be.” Roi was checking the voting record as he spoke. “Yes—all of his eight were in the eleven, and all the ones here I can count on were in the nine. Along with Tethya, bless her.”
“Tethya? She sides with Zhaim more often than with you, doesn’t she? She’s his sister …”
Half sister actually, as Roi is Zhaim’s half brother.
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Sounds like Tethya is going to be of great interest to both sides. I love how complicated the politics are. This has a very real feel to it.
Foreshadowing for the third book.
Major conflict with so much at stake. Good eight.
Yes, there is.
As always, a great snippet. You’ve done done a great job with the conflict in this story.
I’ve tried to set up the conflict at the start.
I can just see Roi tallying up the votes on each side, considering who voted for what…such realistic politics you’ve got going on. I hope you’re doing better, got out of the hospital, got the scans done…take good care of *you*, ok? HUGS!
Thanks. I’m still in the hospital, had surgery, haven’t eaten for over a week. Out to lose some weight, anyway.
That last bit’s an interesting twist. Wonder what motivated that…
Long froreshadowing
Another strong snippet. I love how fast Roi is putting everything together and now wonder about his relationship with Zhaim. Great 8.
Oh, they’re old enemies
Interesting twist here with Zhaim’s sister. You’ve got me interested in those dynamics. Hope you heal up fast Sue Ann. Sorry to hear you had surgery, but hoping all is well now.
That’s a sleeper that will become important well in the future.
How interesting that the sister doesn’t always side with Zhaim. Maybe Roi can get another vote.
Zhaim and Roi are half brothers, so she’s sister to both of them.
Being quite persuasive sounds a bit dangerous for those who don’t care to be persuaded.
I hope you get to feeling better soon.
Especially when someone like Zhaim’s involved.
I love all the complicated politics. This feels very real to me. Nice job! Hope you get better soon!
The politics are just the start.
Hmmm…I didn’t know that Zhaim had a sister. Your political intrigue is written so well, Sue Ann.
I hope you’re on the mend. 🙂
Nice summary without being an information dump.
Thanks. I have some bits close to dumps
great snippet! cant wait for next week!
I’ll be glad when I’m through with this infodump.
“Tethya? She sides with Zhaim more often than with you, doesn’t she? She’s his sister …”
Did Roi know that?
Nice hook for whatever comes next!
But she’s also in a position to know when Zhaim is up to something, yes? Of course, he always is, so perhaps not . . .
I read your response to Veronica; I hope you feel better, soon, Sue Ann.
The many different threads of intrigue are coming together very well. Great snippet today. I hope you feel better soon, Sue Ann.
So do I. I hate using this laptop in the hospital
Great snippet! I grow more intrigued every week.
Thank you.
Sounds like Tethya will be an interesting character. 🙂
She’ll be in and out, but she’ll turn out important.
Tethya might just have an opinion of her own most of the time, I would guess.
That she does.
I really enjoyed reading this. And the plot thickens…can they convince Tethya to work with them?
Keep smiling,
Yawatta
They’re certainly going to try.