Jade and Megan took the hint and excused themselves, walking back out into the courtyard. The events of the past hour had allowed Jade to distance herself enough from the emotions of yesterday that she could talk to Megan again. “Well, at least this worked out well for the Furgatos. They get to be the official religion for at least a year, and one of their people will be the next Emperor. It’ll probably work out well for Restaapa, too, ’cause Peaches won’t be fooled by Commancor promises and he’s not afraid of opening the planet up to outside contact. But I don’t know how much business CafTech’s going to get out of all this.”
“Not much initially,” Megan agreed. “Peaches’s elevation will mean good things down the line, but the current Emperor is still alive and he hasn’t altered his go-slo
