Here's a little bit more of the third installment in the Petri Dish Chronicles! As always, the disclaimer is that this is a draft and, as such, it's unedited and likely full of errors and is subject to revision, revamping, and being completely scrapped and rewritten. But, with that in mind, I'm reasonably satisfied with the basics of it, at least at the moment, or I wouldn't have bothered posting it. Enjoy! :-)
Excerpt from Shifting Paradigms:
Another shrug. “As I told your excessively virtuous companion, earlier, I do not interfere in trade. It is up to those who come here to look after their own interests. The unwise or unwary may lose. Though, perhaps at least some of them consider the lessons they learn valuable enough to compensate for the expense. But that is not my affair.” He fixed his cold stare on her. “But I do maintain order and protect those conducting business here from outside interference.”
Petri shivered under the implied threat, but didn’t back down. Visions of Sadaka’s hollow, terrified expression when confronted with the doll collectors swam before her eyes. “Not everyone is able to look after their own interests. And not everyone who can’t has someone to do it for them.”
“The universe is certainly an unjust arena,” he agreed easily, his eyes never leaving hers.
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