C120 You do a terrible job of being mean, Darla

NALEDI’S POV

“Are you in or out?” I asked them, deciding it was better to end it here, to know where we stand. “Are you willing to help me save Flora?”

Saying her name aloud made her feel a lot more real. Gave her an identity.

I could tell it was a struggle for them to keep this from Caellum, being loyal to a fault. But a part of me hoped