Chapter 8Even before he opened his eyes, Rainbird knew Iseoy wasn’t there, in either form. Their fledgling bond tugged at him, but he couldn’t feel Iseoy and a cold, hard lump formed in the pit of his stomach.
Taking only the time it took for a sonic shower and to dress, Rainbird followed the call of the bond, frowning when he realised it was leading him to the brig.
As he rounded the corner that opened out into the guard’s desk, he saw that Chelan was there, along with Arvid, and their expressions on seeing him caused the knot in his stomach to expand and waves of nausea to wash over him.
“What’s going on, Captain?” Rainbird was surprised at how calm his voice sounded, given the way he was shaking.
“Lieutenant Iseoy surrendered to Chelan.” Arvid caught Rainbird’s arm and tugged him aw
