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Warner was going to run.

Katz shook his head almost sadly, "truth too much for you, Benny?"

He kept his pace steady, the footsteps clear, leaving him no question that Ben was leading him somewhere.

"You were poised to steal a Coalition Typhoon, and we couldn't allow that. Trust goes so far, Benny, and you know the Coalition. The Commissariat is an integral part of the revolution. Denying it will only serve to put your head on a block. No Benny, you could have come home, you could have done your duty... instead you ran to the Corsairs as fast as your legs could carry you."

He shook his head, weaving through the containers, knowing that he couldn't keep the man contained on his own.

He touched his TAC and lifted it to his mouth, "Colonel Ling, I need someone to shut down this entire section of the station. Get yourself and one of the others in here with me, and bring me a Seeker."

"Ben, he called, loudly. "You tried to sell our secrets... you not only betrayed the Coalition, but you betrayed me as well. Didn't you realize we would notice the datafile theft? It was that theft that sealed your fate with the Commissariat."

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