"Point." Dido admits. "I'm sure as hell not gonna waste my time repairing the Saber units either."

She rubs at her face. "But truth be told, all that's not what I'm stewing over. It...it's what I said to Ilinka during that fight. That crock-and-bull story about how her becoming Loni's friend was all an evil scheme of his uncle."

Her hands drops down into her lap. "What I said back there...it was just plain cruel."