▁to ▁be ▁protect ing . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁battle ▁is ▁over , ▁Maz er ▁tells ▁End er ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁batt les ▁were ▁real , ▁the ▁children ' s ▁commands ▁having ▁been ▁relay ed ▁to ▁the ▁ext ant ▁fleet , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁destroyed ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁home ▁world ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In vest ment ▁Coun sel or ▁ ▁Ever ▁since ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁End er ' s ▁Game , ▁End er ▁W ig gin ▁has ▁been ▁voy aging ▁through ▁space ▁at ▁near - light speed . ▁When ▁he ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁planet ▁Sor elled ol ce , ▁he ▁has ▁just ▁turned ▁twenty ▁in ▁relativ istic ▁time , ▁so ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁file ▁his ▁first ▁tax ▁return ▁on ▁the ▁trust ▁fund ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Fle et ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Bug ger ▁War . ▁He ▁shows ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁invest ments ▁to ▁Bened etto , ▁a ▁tax ▁collect or ▁in ▁the ▁star port , ▁who ▁immediately ▁plans ▁to ▁ste al ▁some ▁of ▁it . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Andrew ▁receives ▁an ▁email ▁offering ▁him ▁financial ▁software , ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁interactive ▁person ality ▁that ▁calls ▁itself ▁Jane . ▁ ▁While ▁they ▁are ▁on ▁Sor elled ol ce , ▁Andrew ' s ▁sister ▁Valent ine ▁W ig gin ▁takes ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁" spe aking " ▁for ▁a ▁dead ▁man . ▁Andrew ▁tal ks ▁to ▁the ▁speaker ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁learned ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁speaker ▁for ▁the ▁dead