She'd survived the Drowned Cities because she wasn't anything like Mouse. When the bullets started flying and warlords started making examples of peacekeeper collaborators, Mahlia had kept her head down, instead of standing up like Mouse. She'd looked out for herself, first. And because of that, she'd survived.

The Drowned Cities: Number 2 in series (ed. Hachette UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780748129393