It's been long enough since I read those that I'm not surprised I'd forgotten (or possibly never realized) this.

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>>I sort of thought of all the Sterling daughters as doing
>>their own thing much of the time in this day and age, and Mars
>>Division in particular is a little out in left field, I'd think, from
>>the norm.
>>
>>I believe I'll go back and reread that Invid origin story again. =)
>
>While the Sterling Siblings all have wide and varied lifestyles across
>the known galaxy, Miranda Sterling and her husband Thade decided to
>settle down in New Avalon while raising Kaname and her sister through
>the grade school years. Mind, they still are active members of Mars
>Division, so are sometimes out on assignment, but enough
>relatives-of-wedge-defenders from the old days live in New Avalon that
>they felt comfortable leaving their progeny there unattended if
>needed.

This part, I'm pretty sure I never knew. =) Makes plenty of sense, though.

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Authors of our fates
Orchestrate our fall from grace
Poorest players on the stage
Our defiance drives us straight to the edge