hale shook his head and pulled another shrimp from a passing tray . '' besides , it 's a fake , '' he told her with his mouth full . '' no , it 's not , '' macey said . '' i assure you , old lady calloway is rich enough to buy any diamond she wants . there 's no reason for her to have a fake

she laughed again . '' of course it is . it 's the only thing you 're good at . '' '' is that so ? then why are you keeping me here ? if i 'm so worthless what can i possibly do if you let me go ? '' '' i did n't say you were worthless

lily was spirited and hilarious and nate knew somehow that she could n't be spiteful if she had to do it to save her own life . '' lily , calm down and listen to me . '' '' i am calm ! '' she shouted not the least bit calmly , her outburst surprising even her and that subdued her . she bit her lip and her eyes slid sideways . then she sighed before admitting , '' okay , maybe i 'm not calm

we plan on extracting them from the planet and then jumping . we will meet your selected coordinates as soon as possible . '' admiral byrd gave a quick shake of his head . '' negative , admiral ! you will take starship sirona with us -- we 'll come back for those on lumus when it 's deemed safe ! '' '' i ca n't do that ,
admiral