The next day, she and Sara were told they had to stay inside their living quarters for a couple of days. Emma remained in her bedroom. She wasn’t comfortable being around the two warriors who were assigned to protect them.
She heard Sara talking with Audrey, the human doctor who had been by to see her before. Audrey tried drawing her out into the living room. She finally gave up, realizing that as long as the men were there, Emma would not come out of her room.
“Emma doesn’t like it when others are around,” Sara explained softly to Audrey, looking over at where Jaguin and Gunner were talking quietly. “Those are the two that brought us aboard the warship. They were there when we…” Sara’s voice broke as memories crowded her.
“It will take time,” Audrey said soothingly. “I worry that Emma
