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Cali didn’t arrange a mission for Paskia straight away, saying she needed to plan—and Paskia needed to increase her training.
She sat with Jerone for at least a couple of hours each day, stripping down weapons while blindfolded, reassembling malfunctioning Eyes and learning simple hacks. Then there was combat training with Cali, which left her sore and bruised, and gasping for breath. But she was improving. She’d never been so in tune with her body and mind.
She slept better, too, drifting into unconsciousness as soon as her head was down, then waking early but refreshed. Often, she was up before the other two.
She grabbed a quick breakfast, then woke her screen and called up the worm’s dialogue box.
Messages: 2.
Messages: 2.“He’s still alive!”
“Who is?”
Paskia looked
