Coldi associations could be stable for a long time, but inevitably something changed that necessitated a re-alignment.
I had been stupid to assume that this wouldn’t happen with mine.
“What should I do? I can’t use force against Sheydu.”
“You can’t?”
“No, because . . .” She is Sheydu. I couldn’t harm her.
“It is not about her. It’s about us as an association. If she can’t work with us and can’t accept Veyada’s choice, then she should get out.”
I nodded, feeling resigned. I knew she was right. I still didn’t want to act on it. I didn’t want to lose either Veyada or Sheydu.
“Sheydu is someone who will test the boundaries. How else do you think she got as far as Ezhya’s personal guard? She’s not huge and strong like Natanu. She’s old, she’s past her peak. She has nothing to lose. She w
