8
TELARIS WENT BACK to his work. He did give me permission to go into the hub as long as I didn’t go to the ground floor, and I wandered into its darkness and sat down at the central bench. I needed time to think. I didn’t want to face Federza and take part in the staring game between him and the rest of my staff, or suffer through prolonged uneasy silence or Xinanu’s contempt. Or Eirani’s fidgeting because all the dishes still need to be done. Apparently the hub had satisfied whatever my security had wanted to check, and the functionality had been returned. I stared at the flickering lights on the controls, barely registering their meaning.
Damn, I was tired.
How long before Thayu, Nicha, Veyada and Sheydu were finished going over the apartment and surrounding yard?
Every now and then
