Title: The Alliance Spins, Part 6 of 8

Author: CharlieBZ

Summary: Inara meets the loan shark.

Rating: PG for language

Characters: Crew

Pairing: Canon, but romantic relationships are not the focus

Spoilers/Timeline: BDM spoilers but takes place before the end of the movie.

Disclaimer: No money is being made from by me and I certainly don’t own Firefly/Serenity.

Author's Note: This fic takes place within my interpretation of post –BDM Firefly. If you’re a little lost see my blog entry

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The Alliance Spins, Part 6

As she painted, Inara honored the dead. She offered prayers not only for the people of Haven and Miranda but also for the soldiers who died fighting the Reavers. She had no antipathy for those who had followed the Operative’s orders. After all, they believed they were fighting for a good cause. Her prayers, however, did not extend to the murderers who had attacked the peaceful Haven community. She well understood the honor involved in following orders but murdering innocents? Inara’s grip on the paintbrush tightened as she tried, again, to understand how a person could possibly justify what those people did. Try as she might, she simply could not comprehend how anyone could slaughter families. Children.

Her hand trembled as she dipped her brush into the red paint, her mind recalling the horror at Haven. The images of the carnage haunted her for it was her first glimpse into the ruthlessness of the Alliance. No, she amended, not the Allian