![]() ![]() Later that night, when Peter thinks Ender is asleep, Peter leans over him and tells him that he loves him.Ĭolonel Graff comes to the Wiggin household and asks Ender why he beat Stilson so thoroughly. Peter threatens to kill them both at some point in the future. Peter is murderous and relents only when Valentine intervenes. Ender cries, showing his remorse at being so ruthless, being more like his sadistic brother Peter than his compassionate sister Valentine.Īt home, Peter makes him play "astronauts and buggers," a game in which Ender is always the "bugger" alien, being beaten up by Peter. But Ender tricks Stilson into fighting him alone, and Ender beats him badly. The monitor was attached to his body so that the officials of the International Fleet, specifically Colonel Graff, could effectively "be inside Ender's mind." After Ender's monitor is removed, several boys in his class, led by the bully Stilson, corner him and abuse him, knowing that the officials can no longer watch what happens. ![]() Ender, a child of six, has been monitored carefully to see if he qualifies for Battle School. ![]()
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