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. "You don't know why she kept you alive?"
"I didn't say that," Raoul returned with dignity. "You asked if she gave me a reason. No. She did not. But I heard her talking to the ugly man. The ugly man said--and I quote--'Some of the micromachines in his body have not yet exploded. He will be an excellent test subject for the device.' Unquote."
Rowan was nodding her head, looking well satisfied. She was the only one who had read the stolen computer files. This must be making some sort of sense to her. It made none to Xris.
"Come off it, Loti." Harry chortled. "The only people who have micromachines in their bloodstream are Blood Royal. You don't expect us to believe you're Blood Royal, do you?"
"Do you suppose I could be?" Raoul was blissful. "A cousin to His Majesty!"
"I think it highly unlikely," Xris responded.
Raoul gave the matter thought, shrugged. "You're probably right. Mummy and Daddy were both courtesans and it is a well known fact that the Blood Royal did not generally go in for that line of work. On the other hand--"
"Don't expect an invitation to the Starfire family reunion," Xris interrupted. "So far as we know, there's only one person left alive in the galaxy who is Blood Royal, and that's the king." He was going to add, Look, Raoul, level with us. Why did they really snatch you ? But before he could get the words out, Quong interrupted
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