Sure enough, Kaira didn’t manage to sleep despite the warmth of the water. Eventually she grew restless enough to climb out. She dried off, dressed, and headed up to the kitchen area.
She made a drink more for something to do than because she was thirsty. Then she sat on the sofa, the drink going cold beside her, and tried to pretend to herself that she wasn’t listening to every slight noise the Glimmer made and worrying each signalled a major problem.
Kaira heard Tarkus leave his cabin ten minutes before the next transition was due. When he didn’t appear in the living area she went to the flight deck and found him already checking the systems over.
He looked more relaxed. His movements were slower and less jerky, and he wasn’t hunched over the controls. Maybe he had actually mana
