[ It doesn't quite sink in immediately. He has to work through the situation first - Mark coming to the Dendarii for help with the clone operation? Well, that makes sense. A cause Miles would help with if Mark came to him, surely. Hell of a risky operation but with Miles at the head ... Not so bad. What's the problem with that?
I didn't know he was you. That's the catch, isn't it. Mark fooled Bel, stole the Dendarii ... and then Bel helped him do it. There's a difference between going to Miles for help and stealing his mercenary fleet. A big fucking difference. His puzzlement fades into cold stillness as the full implications sink in. ]
You didn't stop him? Delay him? Bel, you know I would have helped--!
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I didn't know he was you. That's the catch, isn't it. Mark fooled Bel, stole the Dendarii ... and then Bel helped him do it. There's a difference between going to Miles for help and stealing his mercenary fleet. A big fucking difference. His puzzlement fades into cold stillness as the full implications sink in. ]
You didn't stop him? Delay him? Bel, you know I would have helped--!