“Praise the Goddess,” a female voice whispered when she saw Emma’s eyes flutter open. “I thought you were dead.” Emma blinked at the bright light. The female muttered to someone behind her and the lights dimmed. Emma gazed around the room, puzzled before everything came flooding back to her. She looked down and discovered she was covered by a thin blanket. “Where…,” she licked her dry lips. “Where am I?” “In the medical bay,” the female replied. “I am Medic Reddick. That Curizan… Kejon brought your body here almost two hours ago. He stated you just collapsed. We thought he might have…” her voice faded as she looked at the male behind her. “We were concerned he had harmed you,” Captain Tylis finished. Emma shook her head. “I think he was going to but I… left before he could do anything

