Chapter 11:

'And if you fail, you have to completely surrender your country and your people without any hesitation.' he replied.

There it is, she thought. The big catch...

Everyone went silent for a moment.

Maguire did expect this but didn't know what to say at that moment.

Anything she says will be held against her anyway.

She exhaled deeply.

'We will win.' is the only thing she said before waking up and leaving the hall.

One of the peacekeepers laughed boisterously.

'We will see about that!'

'Done!' Kara chortled.

She felt so proud that she did something completely on her own.

Well, not completely, with his help of course, and Peanut's help too.

But she put in most of the work.

'Good. Now go and nail all the blocks as I mentioned in the blueprint.' he replied.

Good? Only good for the hard unpaid labor she did? And why is he giving her more work? her thoughts circled her head like vultures.

'Hey! no thank you or please?' she asked angrily.

He scoffed.