<Because Ossanlin is an Andalite, and no Andalite has ever helped me without helping themselves first,> Terenia says, <besides, even if his intentions are honorable he is acting stupidly. He would be helping me by not getting involved,> as she continues the frustration in her tone escalates, <I don't want anyone else to free my sister. I never asked them to. It's not their job. It isn't their problem, it isn't their mistake to fix.>
Terenia takes a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. When she speaks again she has regained control over her emotions, <I hope, for your sake, that Myitt returns safely.>
<<No,>> Efaen says silently, <<you hope for your sake that Myitt returns safely.>>
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Trey glances at Mar, as though realizing for the first time that he is a part of the conversation. He quickly averts his gaze, though, unable to shake the feeling of strangeness that Mar gives him.
"Maybe not," Trey says, sounding unconvinced, "but in the reality that I'm from Elayne Jogan is...well...I only know what my dad has said, really. And what they say in history. But she's, like..." he shifts, looking incredibly uncomfortable with what he is about to say, "Elayne the Traitor is...well, she's the person who most of my people think brought about the end of the Yeerk resistance, indirectly. She was a part of the rebellion, fighting for the Yeerks, but then she disappeared after this big protest. For awhile people thought she would come back, but she didn't and things got bad. Fast. A lot of people died. The resistance fell apart. Free Yeerks and voluntary humans were rounded up. That was when they started branding the nothlits..." he trails off, looking anywhere but at Elayne or Mar's faces.