How could he understand? He wasn't there. He didn't owe these people his life.
Just days ago Wom'anne had been a prisoner. Starved, overworked, and utterly hopeless. Then, the rebels struck and she was free. Had Dorge tried to save her? No. This raised other questions. Had he tried to find the others? What had he been doing these past years?
As they were trying to figure out how to go unnoticed from the tracks, a rebel ship had come to collect any survivors. Where had these well-armed men been during the skirmish? They agreed to take us to the closest shipyard and from there we could make our separate ways. Again, the rebels had provided a way out.
Plans changed when all travel was shut down on the planet. Whether they were looking for the escaped prisoners or those from the battle or any number of other things the empire disliked was unsure. An opportunity to get off this world presented itself and Dorge & Wom'anne took it. The ship was a rebel ship, the passengers consisted of many of the prisoners that escaped with Wom'anne. Yet again, rebels to the rescue.
So, when a job was asked of Wom'anne to aid the rebels she did not hesitate. She was surprised when Dorge disagreed. Had he not also taken advantage of the rebel timing? She was so surprised by his argument as to whether they should go that she second guessed whether she wanted him to go at all. Would a smaller share make him stay?
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