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– But you must also understand that my reputation is at stake, and I can’t afford to step aside so easily.

– Your lunar voters won’t forgive if their hero loses to some simple human woman? – Marguerite smirks. – That phrase is the whole point of our confrontation – you moonbats will do anything to be on top of the mountain.

– Otherwise the competition will just trample you, – I agree. – So as much as I’d like to step aside in dealing with this issue, it’s impossible.

– Jesus, Craig, let’s call a spade a spade! You can leave us alone any minute, but you’ll never do it, because you have to beat your opponents and prove to your constituents that you’ll go over their heads just to make the moonshiners feel good. Especially if it’s going to be the heads of mere mortals. – She comes closer, rests her palms on the table, and her dark hair runs down her shoulders in a silky wave. – Don’t take me for a fool, Twigson. I know why you sent the papers, and it’s no gesture of goodwill. If it weren’t for another moonbat, you’d be here in the company of bailiffs, not talking about the fate of the orphans that melted your heart of stone!