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airportwhere she flew to Damascus. There she would be protected by the Muslim League. Upon her arrival in Damascus, she met with Alai who, she realized, led not only the Muslim League, but the entire Muslim world as Caliph.
    Alai promised her safety and that his people would find her stolen embryos. Petra found little comfort in Alai’s promises and retired to her room. A short time later, Bean arrived and tried to comfort her as well. It was futile, as Petra had fallen into hopelessness regarding her embryos and Bean himself. She was convinced that Achilles had won, and there was nothing to live for.
    Over the next few months, Petra grew sicker and sicker with her pregnancy. She and Bean had remained at Alai’s underground compound, and both occasionally advised Alai and his military leaders on how to proceed with their plans to attack China and free the Muslim nations of Asia. She grew more optimistic about life, and consistently reassured Bean that her morning sickness was not his fault.
    As Alai’s armies fought their way into China, Petra reassured the Caliph that all was going well. She and Bean witnessed his first speech as Caliph via a newsnet vid at a restaurant in Damascus. They had given all they could to Alai’s cause and had left his compound to resume their own lives and to search for their stolen embryos.
    The search appeared to be short-lived. Achilles baited a trap for Bean, claiming that he had the embryos in his possession. Petra sent Bean to Brazil to regain their children. He joined with Peter Wiggin in storming the Hegemony compound. Petra didn’t know all the details, but received an e-mail message from Bean a few days later saying that he had killed Achilles, who did not have the embryos.
    Petra joined her husband in Brazil, and they moved in to a small house where they would raise their baby once it was born. And they began scouring the Earth, once again searching for their embryos.
    Once again, the search was interrupted as Peter asked Petra to accompany him to Damascus where she would introduce him to Caliph Alai. They posed as bickering spouses, which was an easy act for Petra. She loathed Peter; she resented him for making Bean risk his life on Peter’s behalf and for taking her precious time with Bean away from her.
    In Damascus, the two met with Alai and informed him of Muslim-committed murders occurring in India. They revealed that many Muslims viewed him as a figurehead without true authority. When his own soldiers confirmed this by their actions, Alai was motivated to assume greater control over the Muslim world. He expressed his appreciation to Petra, who only wanted to get back to Bean.
    She and Peter returned to Brazil and with Bean watched as Virlomi spoke out in a televised statement against the Muslim occupiers in India. Petra recognized that Virlomi was rallying her people for war against either the Muslims in India or China. She would marry the leader of one of the two, and fight with him against the other.
    Petra and Bean counseled with Peter on the strategy to bring peace out of the impending war. Though Peter was hesitant to listen, they eventually helped him create a plan of action. This plan included Petra writing essays about Hegemony policy under the name “Martel,” as Valentine Wiggin had done years before as Demosthenes.
    The couple traveled to Rwanda where Volescu was hiding, creating a weapon that would turn Anton’s Key in future generations of humanity. Bean nearly killed Volescu, but Petra stopped him. They called in Anton to study what Volescu had been doing and then searched via the nets for the location of all the surrogates of their babies.
    Petra gave birth to their first child—a boy—two months premature. It was discovered that he had the genetic shift of his father. Nonetheless, they christened the boy Andrew Arkanian Delphiki, planning to call him Ender. They were surrounded by family and friends in the ceremony.
    Bean told Petra that the