The knife dropped to the floor and all three girls cursed as the girl fell to the ground, scrambling for the knife as the other two tried to coordinate, one going low, aiming at Devero's leg while the other jumped in from behind.

All three growled as he spoke. "You lie! You lie you stupid voidtrecker! My dad is not dead. He didn't die! Not on no other world. Not here. Don't say that!"

It wasn't true. It couldn't be true. She knew it wasn't true. Her dad was fine. He taught at the university. He didn't die on another world when Genjo was thirteen!