“At least enough to ensure bare minimums for everyone.”

“What if they call our bluff? It’s not like any of us is OK with not delivering the energy to the ship that houses our families.”

“Oh, I don’t know. If they’re just going to take what we collect and squander it the way they spent the energy they've had, won’t giving them energy just be putting off the inevitable?”

And Tori had thought she was the ruthless one. She could see Lu’s point, though. If they didn’t force Hope into a fairer charter, it would only take a generation or two for Hope to be right back in this mess. And the energy they brought in would need to last longer than that. Once Hope was o...

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