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From: "Michael Andre-Driussi" <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
So the short form would be to say: "The signature phrase 'hour of trust' applies equally to both the corporate and the rebel forces, not just the corporate forces as one might believe after following the viewpoint character."
Exactly - as I read the story.
This is Clio's act of fulfulling and affirming the trust her followers have placed in her.
For **her** side - the winning side, evolutionarily ascendant - this is a triumphant affirmation of their group morality and group strength.
To the other, the losing, side, it is a lethal betrayal of the deepest form of human trust.
hartshorn