7 IZRAMITH WENT into the guard station early so she could send her expression of interest before starting the next shift. The approval came before she had even made it out of the change room, a personal note, written by Daya Ezmi, welcoming her to Barresh and instructing her to travel as soon as possible and not to bring anything. A shuttle for Barresh would depart later that day, so she went to Commander Blue asking to be released from her shift. Commander Blue eyed her over the top of her veil, looking from the screen to Izramith. “Barresh. That’s an unusual choice.” Her voice sounded hesitant. Izramith’s suspicion went up a notch. She knew there had to be a catch somewhere. “Is there anything I need to know about Barresh that’s not widely-known? I had a look at the contract yesterd