Chapter Twelve – Double Trouble
ROGUE AND THE FAMILIAR cushions made a soft but slightly smelly landing for Carrie when the green mist deposited her once more in the receiving hall on Dandrobia. After leaping out from under her, Rogue ran through the legs of the waiting dandrobians to the corner of the room, where he sat with his tail between his legs.
Carrie staggered upright and turned to the gateway, which was fading quickly. She was not surprised when Apate didn’t appear. The last glow petered out, and she turned to the aliens standing about in their jewel-coloured robes, surveying them with new, distrustful eyes. She was beginning to understand through Apate’s behaviour that there were depths to this species she had not penetrated. Her expectation that they would be controlling and
