▁assass in ated ▁by ▁f oul ▁enemies . ▁ ▁To ▁avoid ▁per sec ution , ▁Rand i ▁determ ines ▁to ▁leave ▁Earth ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁col ony , ▁where ▁she ▁can ▁raise ▁her ▁child ▁( who ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁Anton ' s ▁Key ▁turned , ▁as ▁the ▁baby ▁is ▁born ▁prem ature ly ) ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁Ach illes ' ▁foot steps . ▁ ▁Her ▁story , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁her ▁child ▁Rand all ▁F irth , ▁is ▁concluded ▁in ▁Card ' s ▁later ▁novel ▁End er ▁in ▁Ex ile . ▁ ▁V irl omi ▁attempts ▁to ▁guarantee ▁India ' s ▁freedom ▁via ▁d yn astic ▁marriage , ▁turning ▁down ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Han ▁T zu ▁to ▁instead ▁attempt ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Peter ▁W ig gin . ▁ ▁When ▁Peter ▁turns ▁her ▁down , ▁she ▁turns ▁to ▁A la i ▁whom ▁she ▁finds ▁easier ▁to ▁out man eu ver . ▁ ▁Their ▁new ▁" H indu - Mus lim ... ▁thing ," ▁to ▁quote ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁(" I ▁call ▁it ▁a ▁ri ot ▁with ▁script ure ," ▁qui ps ▁Je esh ▁member ▁Vlad ) ▁is ▁fra ug ht ▁with ▁t ension ▁and ▁A la i ▁disco vers ▁that , ▁despite ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁inf idel ▁and ▁a ▁woman , ▁the ▁more ▁hot head ed ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁emp ire ▁actually ▁prefer ▁her ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁expansion ist ▁policies . ▁ ▁V irl omi ▁then ▁decl ares ▁war ▁on ▁China , ▁setting ▁off