Chapter Nine
The Mistral’s medical bay was much quieter and calmer than it had been in the days following the tsunami. Though most beds remained occupied, the Guardians who were working there rarely spoke and the patients were not emergency cases.
Now that the Guardians had taken over the place, Cariad was looking forward to setting up a simple clinic planetside with Kurtz and Alasdair. They would also be able to keep a close eye on the general health of the colonists. The conditions on the surface were survivable, but the chances of water-borne illnesses, sicknesses from exposure to the elements, and injuries due to accidents were higher.
She was in the medical bay gathering supplies to take down to the settlement when she received a comm. When she saw who it was she felt a rush of exc
