16: Ryann
Ryann
This wasn’t the same car Annys had back in Athelios, but it was just as comfortable. The seats were well padded, there was a mini-dispenser in the rear, and the view-screens were of a high enough quality that Ryann could believe she was looking through genuine windows.
This let her see the state of the road, though, and the further they travelled from the city, the more nervous Ryann grew. There were potholes, and even though the auto-drive dodged most of them—the pilot sat up front, monitoring the car’s system, ready to switch to manual should it be required—the journey grew increasingly bumpy.
Annys had introduced the pilot as Kalen. He wore a smart shirt buttoned to the neck, creased trousers and polished boots. He was young, but she said he had experience.
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