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Maybe, in another life, they would be kinder people.
She would not be Empress and Caleb would not be the High Marshall who raised her like a sheltered greenhouse bloom before abandoning her to the cold, cruel whimsies of the Imperial Court.
Unfortunately, this is not that life.
Or: In the games played by the Cosmic Empire's elite, love is a costly luxury that becomes worthless in hand. She and Caleb learn to make do with what they can, with bodies and obsession.