"Poisoning us," Bren said, faced with what was a truly attractive service, and with the servants still in the room, "is a process of inconveniently m… - C. J. Cherryh

Jane leaned back against the counter and stared at the ceiling. At the traditional location of God, no matter what the planet.

Creator Gods, if you made that, you must've had something in mind. But what?

But his political sense kept up a persistent itch that said: A, Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering; B, Crisis always drew insects; and, C, Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.