Eye for an Eye
Long live Lusand.
“She looks so beautiful, Hayward. Those eyes, that smile, the charm — soon she’ll have the whole room at her feet.”
“Thank you, Ghessler. I think I’ve done my finest work with my beautiful Eve.”
“She’ll be the star of tonight’s show, there’s no doubt about it. We just have to make sure Fauss will follow the protocol we’ve set for him.”
“Oh?”
“Fauss has got big ideas. Thinks we should let negotiations lead the way rather than espionage and tricks. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought him capable of some kind of subterfuge.”
“Against the Makers? Against our Homeland? Preposterous.”
“Fauss thinks he has all the answers. He obviously hasn’t dealt with the current administration in this backwards country — this backwards planet.”
“Obviously not. He should be the first to stand up with our agenda. If not for the humans, we wouldn’t have had to flee Lusand.”
“Long live Lusand.”
“Long live Lusand.”
“We’ll just keep a close eye on Fauss tonight. What’s the worst he could do, really? Awaken the doll and have her go berserk? I don’t think he has it in him.”
“Please don’t call them dolls, Ghessler. That’s rather a personal tic of mine.”
“I apologize, Hayward. I don’t mean to detract from all the work you’ve done.”
“No harm done. And I wouldn’t worry after Fauss. If he even steps near Eve, I’ll be there to distract him.”
“Good, good. I feel better knowing that you’re on our side. It’s nearly showtime.”
“I can’t wait to see how Eve performs. She’ll set a universal record for how easily the president will fall under her charms.”
“Don’t count your victory yet. Fauss is still a wild card.”
“Let him try to deter us. He’ll have more than war on his hands then.”
For the first conflict in this series, read “Eyes” below:
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