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“Once there, I’ll make my way to his room, barge in, and kill him.”
“Madness!” is all she says, her brown eyes blazing in anger.
“I’m good at what I do.”
“This.” She jabs her finger at the screen. “Is not what you do. You fight in arenas. Let’s face it, you’ve never done anything like this before.”
“I had plenty of time to look all over the Intergalactic Database while you were occupied. Monteen has no laser weapon. He’s not popular, hasn’t accumulated donated credits, and only got to where he is because he’s swift. He got to the flag first and found a spot to hide in. He’s hoping to win by attrition as he watches all his opponents kill each other.
“Look at him.” I pull up pictures the network has provided, along with a description of his background and crimes. “I can take him!”
She pulls the tablet from me and swipes through the map programs again, but there is no way for her to snipe this male. It’s up to me.
